{"product_id":"the-culture-of-mental-illness-and-psychiatric-practice-in-africa-paperback-softback-9780253012937","title":"The Culture of Mental Illness and Psychiatric Practice in Africa (Paperback \/ softback) 9780253012937","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Culture of Mental Illness and Psychiatric Practice in Africa\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEmmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong (Edited by), Allan G. Hill (Edited by), Arthur Kleinman (Edited by), William Murphy (Contributions by), Victoria de Menil (Contributions by), Theresa Betancourt (Contributions by), Rene Collignon (Contributions by), Ama de-Gaft Aikins (Contributions by), Andrew Dawes (Contributions by), Michael R. Reich (Contributions by), Seggane Musisi (Contributions by), Zuhayr Kafaar (Contributions by), Shoba Raja (Contributions by), Soroya Seedat (Contributions by), Katherine Sorsdahl (Contributions by), Elialilia S. Okello (Contributions by), Sarah Kippen Wood (Contributions by), Victor Christian Korley Doku (Contributions by), Crick Lund (Contributions by), Pamela Collins (Contributions by), Ursula Read (Contributions by), Bronwyn Meyers (Contributions by), Rita Gillian M. Thom (Contributions by), Guiseppe Raviola (Contributions by), Dan Stein (Contributions by), Vikram Patel (Contributions by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253012937\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 May 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e354 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.467 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is recommended reading for any professional who desires to understand the ways in which politics, economics, institutions, and culture converge in the provision of mental health care, especially in low-income contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e (Journal of Menal Health) \u003cp\u003eThe Culture of Mental Illness and Psychiatric Practice in Africa . . . addresses a much neglected field of study and does so in a broad and interdisciplinary fashion.\u003c\/p\u003e (African Studies Review) \u003cp\u003eAnthropologists . . . will find The Culture of Mental Illness and Psychiatric Practice in Africa to be a consistent case for the integration of psychological, medical, and sociocultural perspectives. With a topic as vast as African mental health, even a sizable book like this one feels as if it is only scraping the surface of the subject, but it shows the promise of anthropological concepts and ethnological methods in the study and treatment of mental illness, not only in Africa but around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e (Anthropology Review Database) \u003cp\u003eIn The Culture of Mental Illness and Psychiatric Practice, [the authors] . . . shed light on mental illness in Africa and the way interventions are handled by psychiatric institutions and experts, including physicians and nurses. . . All the volume's chapters, which study treatments used to deal with common and chronic mental disorders, have been well researched and well written.Fall 2015\u003c\/p\u003e (Africa Today) \u003cp\u003eA review of the literature on African psychology or psychiatry yields few results in relation to the long history and substantial size of this mighty continent and the richness of its cultures. Thus, the valuable array of contributions to the edited volume, The Culture of Mental Illness and Psychiatric Practice in Africa, cannot be understated.\u003c\/p\u003e (PsycCRITIQUES)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn many African countries, mental health issues, including the burden of serious mental illness and trauma, have not been adequately addressed. These essays shed light on the treatment of common and chronic mental disorders, including mental illness and treatment in the current climate of economic and political instability, access to health care, access to medicines, and the impact of HIV-AIDS and other chronic illness on mental health. While problems are rampant and carry real and devastating consequences, this volume promotes an understanding of the African mental health landscape in service of reform.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Culture, Mental Illness and Psychiatric Practice in Africa\u003cbr\u003eEmmanuel Akyeampong, Allan Hill and Arthur Kleinman\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Historical Overview of Psychiatry in Africa\u003cbr\u003eEmmanuel Akyeampong\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Common Mental Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Triad of Depression, Anxiety, and Somatization\u003cbr\u003eVikram Patel and Dan Stein\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Schizophrenia and Psychosis in West Africa\u003cbr\u003eUrsula M. Read, Victor Doku, and Ama de-Graft Aikins \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Mental Illness and Destitution in Ghana: A Social Psychological Perspective \u003cbr\u003eAma de-Graft Aikins \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Children and Adolescent Mental Health in South Africa\u003cbr\u003eAlan Flisher, Andrew Dawes, Zuhayr Kafaar, Crick Lund, Katherine Sorsdahl, Bronwyn Myers, Rita Thom, and Soraya Seedat \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Some Aspects of Mental Illness in French-Speaking West Africa\u003cbr\u003eRené Collignon \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Local Interpretations of Global Constructs: Women's Reports on Mental Illness in Africa\u003cbr\u003eAllan G. Hill and Victoria Demenil\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. One Thing Leads to Another: Sex, AIDS, and Mental Health Reform in South Africa\u003cbr\u003ePamela Y. Collins\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Health Care Professional Mental Health and Well-Being in the Era of HIV\/AIDS: Perspectives from Sub-Saharan Africa\u003cbr\u003eGiuseppe Raviola\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. The Role of The Traditional Healers in Mental Health in Africa \u003cbr\u003eElialiliaOkello and SegganeMusisi \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Improving Access to Psychiatric Medicines in Africa\u003cbr\u003eShoba Raja, Sarah Kippen and Michael Reich\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Child Solders and Community Reconciliation in Post-War Sierra Leone: African Psychiatry in the 21st Century\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Murphy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Using Mixed Methods to Plan and Evaluate Mental Health Programs for War-Affected Children in Sub-Saharan Africa\u003cbr\u003eTheresa Betancourt\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523935072536,"sku":"9780253012937","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-culture-of-mental-illness-and-psychiatric-practice-in-africa-paperback-softback-9780253012937","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}