Forensic psychiatry, race, and culture

Description:

A thorough exploration of the history of psychiatry, current clinical issues & present public policy, this book traces the growth of a system in which non-conformity to the prevailing cultural norms risks alienation & diagnosis of mental disorder.

subjects: Attitudes,  Cross-Cultural Comparison,  Cross-cultural studies,  Ethnology,  Forensic psychiatry,  Mental Disorders,  Psychiatrists,  Race relations,  Psychiatres,  Psychiatrie médico-légale,  Études transculturelles,  MEDICAL,  Forensic Medicine