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Culture and mental health : sociocultural influences, theory, and practice / edited by Sussie Eshun and Regan A. R. Gurung.
Holman Biotech Commons RC455.4.E8 C785 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cultural psychiatry.
- Mental Disorders--ethnology.
- Mental Disorders--psychology.
- Cross-Cultural Comparison.
- Mental Health.
- Psychotherapy--methods.
- Medical Subjects:
- Mental Disorders--ethnology.
- Mental Disorders--psychology.
- Cross-Cultural Comparison.
- Mental Health.
- Psychotherapy--methods.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 340 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
- Summary:
- What is culture, and how does it influence perceptions about mental health? Culture and Mental Health examines the role of sociocultural issues on mental health, psychological disorders, and assessment. The book takes a critical look at the research pertaining to common psychological disorders such as depression and anxiety, presenting a refreshing new approach to understanding mental health.
- Contents:
- Introduction to culture and psychopathology / Sussie Eshun and Regan A.R. Gurung
- Culture and mental health assessment / Bonnie A. Green
- Stress and mental health / Regan A.R. Gurung and Angela Roethel-Wendorf
- Managing job stress: cross-cultural variations in adjustment / Joseph P. Eshun and Kevin J. Kelley
- Chronic pain: cultural sensitivity to pain / Jyh-Hann Chang
- Placing the soul back into psychology: religion in the psychotherapy process / Paul E. Priester, Shiva Khalili, and Jose E. Luvathingal
- Psychotherapy in a culturally diverse world / Laura R. Johnson, Gilberte Bastien, and Michael J. Hirschel
- International perspectives on culture and mental health / P.S.D.V. Prasadarao
- Culture and mood disorders / Sussie Eshun and Toy Caldwell-Colbert
- Culture and anxiety disorders / Simon A. Rego
- Cultural factors in traumatic stress / Peter D. Yeomans and Evan M. Forman
- Culture and psychotic disorders / Kristin M. Vespia
- Culture and eating disorders / Megan A. Markey Hood, Jillon S. Vander Wal & Judith L. Gibbons
- Culture and suicide / David Lester.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9781405169837
- 1405169834
- 9781405169820
- 1405169826
- OCLC:
- 232647337
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