Cultural Diversity, Mental Health and Psychiatry: The Struggle Against Racism

Author:   Suman Fernando (Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield, UK) ,  Suman Fernando
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781583912539


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   07 August 2003
Format:   Paperback
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Cultural Diversity, Mental Health and Psychiatry: The Struggle Against Racism


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Author:   Suman Fernando (Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield, UK) ,  Suman Fernando
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Brunner-Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9781583912539


ISBN 10:   1583912533
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   07 August 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Part 1: Background. Racism and cultural diversity. Responding to racism, addressing culture. Part 2: Underlying themes. Psychiatry and mental health from a transcultural perspective. Psychiatric stigma and racism. Part 3: Changing practice. Moving forward. Chapter 6.Future prospects. Summary

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Fernando's book should be compulsory if we are genuinely committed to providing mental health services that are free from racism. - Frank Keating, Mental Health Today, March 2004 This well-written book by an accepted original thinker and expert in the field of transcultural psychiatry adds considerably to the current debate about the links between mental health, psychiatry, cultural diversity and racism... this carefully crafted text is highly recommended for all psychiatrists... there is no doubt that this book is an important addition to the ongoing work related to transcultural psychiatry. - Deenesh Khoosal, Consultant Psychiatrist, British Journal of Psychiatry ...this is an extremely important book, which all mental health practitioners should read... - Dr Simon Clarke, Psychotherapy and Politics International, Iss 3, 2005


Fernando's book should be compulsory if we are genuinely committed to providing mental health services that are free from racism. - Frank Keating, Mental Health Today, March 2004 This well-written book by an accepted original thinker and expert in the field of transcultural psychiatry adds considerably to the current debate about the links between mental health, psychiatry, cultural diversity and racism... this carefully crafted text is highly recommended for all psychiatrists... there is no doubt that this book is an important addition to the ongoing work related to transcultural psychiatry. - Deenesh Khoosal, Consultant Psychiatrist, British Journal of Psychiatry ...this is an extremely important book, which all mental health practitioners should read... -- Dr Simon Clarke, Psychotherapy and Politics International, Iss 3, 2005


""Fernando's book should be compulsory if we are genuinely committed to providing mental health services that are free from racism."" - Frank Keating, Mental Health Today, March 2004 ""This well-written book by an accepted original thinker and expert in the field of transcultural psychiatry adds considerably to the current debate about the links between mental health, psychiatry, cultural diversity and racism... this carefully crafted text is highly recommended for all psychiatrists... there is no doubt that this book is an important addition to the ongoing work related to transcultural psychiatry."" - Deenesh Khoosal, Consultant Psychiatrist, British Journal of Psychiatry ""...this is an extremely important book, which all mental health practitioners should read..."" -- Dr Simon Clarke, Psychotherapy and Politics International, Iss 3, 2005


Author Information

Suman Fernando has been a consultant psychiatrist for over twenty years. He has written and lectured widely on mental health issues. He is Honorary Professor to the Department of Applied Social Sciences at London Metropolitain University.

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