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Forensic Psychiatry, Race and Culture (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,138
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Forensic Psychiatry, Race and Culture (Paperback): Suman Fernando, David Ndegwa, Melba Wilson

Forensic Psychiatry, Race and Culture (Paperback)

Suman Fernando, David Ndegwa, Melba Wilson

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Forensic psychiatry is the discipline which distinguishes the 'mad' from the 'bad', but are its values inherently racist? Why are individuals from non-Western backgrounds over-represented statistically in those diagnosed with schizophrenia and other serious illnesses? The authors argue that the values on which psychiatry is based are firmly rooted in ethnocentric Western culture, with profound implications for individual diagnosis and systems of care.
Through detailed exploration of the history of psychiatry, current clinical issues and present public policy, this powerful book traces the growth of a system in which non-conformity to the prevailing cultural norms risks alienation and diagnosis of mental disorder.

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: April 1998
First published: 1998
Authors: Suman Fernando • David Ndegwa • Melba Wilson
Dimensions: 216 x 138 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-15322-5
Categories: Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Psychiatry
Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Forensic medicine
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Welfare & benefit systems
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General
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LSN: 0-415-15322-0
Barcode: 9780415153225

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