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Rain Forest Asylum (Paperback, 1)
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Rain Forest Asylum (Paperback, 1)
Series: Critical Studies in Socio-cultural Diversity, 1
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Malaysian psychiatric services and policy show some developments
similar to those of the West-yet much of the rhetoric that has
informed these changes internationally, such as the discourse of
service-user empowerment, has yet to be fully embraced within
Malaysia itself. The author argues that an important factor here is
that psychiatric services in Malaysia retain many of the premises
of colonial psychiatry, particularly in relation to attitudes
towards mental illness and psychiatric patients. On the other hand,
the geographical and cultural location of Malaysian health services
introduces features unique to this region (such as the wide
diversity of ethnic groups and the continuing popularity of
traditional healing practices). Within this diversity exist belief
systems and normative values that are not congruent with the
colonial premises that continue to cast an influence over service
delivery and associated professional attitudes in Malaysia. The
author draws extensively on her own research on psychiatric care in
Malaysia, in which the narratives of Malaysian service users and
psychiatric staff are interwoven with historical accounts of asylum
care in Britain and Europe. The similarities across regions and
between the past and the present are thus made apparent. The
importance of the book goes beyond its interpretation of the
Malaysian context. It will interest to anyone seeking to understand
other post-colonial societies (for example, Hong Kong, Singapore,
Thailand, and India). Although there are differences in history and
current developments in relation to attitudes, and the policy and
practice of mental health among these countries, we should be aware
of the common legacy of the past and its implications for the
present and future of their mental health systems. The book will
also provide important insights for professionals working in any
healthcare system with a culturally diverse client base.
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