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• Tseng, Wen-Shing,

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Handbook of cultural psychiatry [electronic resource]

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• Elsevier Books AutoHoldings

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• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Front Cover; Handbook of Cultural Psychiatry; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; About the Author; List of Consultants; List of Tables and Figures; Section A: Introduction; Chapter 1. History and Scope; Section B: Culture and Human Behavior; Chapter 2. Culture and Society; Chapter 3. Marriage and the Family; Chapter 4. Child Development and Enculturation; Chapter 5. Personality and Depth Psychology; Chapter 6. Psychology, Customary Behavior, and Ethnic Identity; Chapter 7. Late Adult Life: Aging and Death; Section C: Culture and Mental Health; Chapter 8. Stress and Coping Patterns
• Chapter 9. Mental Illness: Folk Categories and ExplanationChapter 10. Illness Behavior: Reaction and Help-Seeking; Section D: Culture and Psychopathology; Chapter 11. Culture and Psychopathology: An Overview; Chapter 12. Culture and Psychiatric Epidemiology; Chapter 13. Culture-Related Specific Syndromes; Chapter 14. Epidemic Mental Disorders; Chapter 15. Anxiety Disorders; Chapter 16. Somatoform Disorders, Including Neurasthenia; Chapter 17. Dissociation, Possession, and Hysteria; Chapter 18. Disorders of Depression; Chapter 19. Schizophrenic Disorder; Chapter 20. Alcohol-Related Problems
• Chapter 21. Substance-Related Problems Other Than AlcoholChapter 22. Suicide Behavior; Chapter 23. Eating Disorders; Chapter 24. Personality Disorders; Chapter 25. Childhood-Related Disorders; Section E: Culture and Clinical Practice; Chapter 26. Therapist and Patient: Relations and Communication; Chapter 27. Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis; Chapter 28. Classification of Disorders; Chapter 29. Psychological Testing and Measurement; Chapter 30. Culture and Psychiatric Service; Chapter 31. Culture, Ethnicity, and Drug Therapy; Section F: Culture and Psychological Therapy
• Chapter 32. Culture-Embedded Indigenous Healing PracticesChapter 33. Culture-Influenced Unique Psychotherapies; Chapter 34. Culture-Related ""Common"" Psychotherapies; Chapter 35. The Practice of Psychotherapy in Various Cultures; Chapter 36. Intercultural Psychotherapy; Chapter 37. Culture-Relevant Psychotherapy; Chapter G: Culture and Therapy with Special Subpopulations; Chapter 38. Working with Children and Adolescents; Chapter 39. Working with Couples and Spouses; Chapter 40. Working with Families; Chapter 41. Working with Aged Persons; Chapter 42. Working with Medically Ill Patients
• Section H: Social Phenomena and Therapeutic ConsiderationsChapter 43. Cultural Change and Coping; Chapter 44. Migration, Refuge, and Adjustment; Chapter 45. Minority by Ethnicity, Gender, and Other Factors; Chapter 46. Intercultural Marriage: Problems and Therapy; Chapter 47. Religion, Psychopathology, and Therapy; Sectoin I: Research, Theory, and Training; Chapter 48. Cross-Cultural Research; Chapter 49. Culture and Psychiatric Theories; Chapter 50. Cultural Psychiatry Training; Appendix: List of Books Relating to the Subject of Culture, Psychiatry, and Mental Health; Author Index
• Subject Index
• Cultural psychiatry is primarily concerned with the transcultural aspects of mental health related to human behavior, psychopathology and treatment. At a clinical level, cultural psychiatry aims to promote culturally relevant mental health care for patients of diverse ethnic or cultural backgrounds. From the standpoint of research, cultural psychiatry is interested in studying how ethnic or cultural factors may influence human behavior and psychopathology as well as the art of healing. On a theoretical level, cultural psychiatry aims to expand the knowledge and theories about mental health-rel
• English