Cultural psychiatry

Cultural psychiatry

by Alarcón, Renato D.

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Cultural Psychiatry with emphasis on its impact on etio-pathogenesis, diagnosis, clinical practice, preventive and research activities are topics discussed in this publication which give readers a general conceptual perspective of this field. Cultural aspects of psychiatric diagnosis in DSM-5 in particular and the current status of Cultural Psychiatry in European countries are discussed. Of unique importance to the field of psychosomatics are the reviews on so-called culture-bound syndromes and…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Cultural psychiatry / volume editor, Renato D. Alarcón.

Summary

Cultural Psychiatry with emphasis on its impact on etio-pathogenesis, diagnosis, clinical practice, preventive and research activities are topics discussed in this publication which give readers a general conceptual perspective of this field. Cultural aspects of psychiatric diagnosis in DSM-5 in particular and the current status of Cultural Psychiatry in European countries are discussed. Of unique importance to the field of psychosomatics are the reviews on so-called culture-bound syndromes and somatization and culture. Ethnopsychopharmacology, pharmacogenomics, current and future research per.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2013.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Karger
  • Place of Publication:Basel
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2013.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (1 volume)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9783318023954, 3318023957
  • oclc:ocn853069392
  • LC Classification:GN270
  • Dewey Decimal:155.8/2

Table of Contents

Cover; Front Matter; Contents; Preface; Cultural Psychiatry: A General Perspective; Abstract; Definition and Applications of Contemporary Cultural Psychiatry; Culture and the Etiopathogenesis of Mental Illness; Culture and Variations of Clinical Presentations; Culture and Psychiatric Diagnosis; Culture and Psychiatric Treatment; Culture and Prevention in Mental Health; Discussion; Conclusions; References; Culture and Psychiatric Diagnosis; Abstract; Challenges of and to Diagnosis in DSM-5; Principles Guiding Revisions on Culture and Diagnosis for DSM-5.

Introductory Chapter on Cultural Aspects of Psychiatric DiagnosisCulture-Relevant Material Included in the Descriptive Text for Each Disorder; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Trends in Cultural Psychiatry in the United Kingdom; Abstract; Brief Historical Review; Why We Need a Critical Cultural Psychiatry; Cultural Psychiatry in the World: A UK Perspective; The UK Experience: Policy and Practice Experience with Delivering Race Equality; Public Health Approach and Inequalities; Conclusions; References.

Opening Up Mental Health Service Delivery to Cultural Diversity: Current Situation, Development and Examples from Three No…

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