Written predominantly for those working in the mental health services, this book aims to extend the theory and practice of psychiatry. The chapters explore the culture of psychiatry as well as seeking to reaffirm the importance of anthropology for understanding psychiatric practice and psychological disorders in both socio-historical and individual contexts. The development and use of psychiatric diagnostic categories, the nature of expressed emotion within cross-cultural contexts and the religious context of perceptions of pathological behaviour are all refracted through an anthropological perspective. The second part of this book focuses clinical applications.

This textbook presents the key themes in the practice of speech therapy in psychiatry. This new and updated edition describes communication problems associated with different kinds of disorders, including the autistic spectrum disorders, and details practical techniques which can be applied to them. it examines the important role speech therapists can play as part of a multidisciplinary team, and also looks at the management of these teams and speech therapy services in general for people with mental health problems. This book will help professionals in mental health settings to gain a deeper understanding of the role communication problems play in mental illness, and interventions which can improve the situation. It also looks at service provision and slays guidelines for future policy and practice.