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Author:   Norman Sartorius ,  Wolfgang Gaebel ,  Juan Jose Lopez-Ibor ,  Mario Maj
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.552kg
ISBN:  

9780471496823

ISBN 10:   0471496820
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   11 March 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Contributors.Preface. The Impact of Sociocultural and Economic Changes on Psychiatry (Leon Eisenberg ). Changes in Health Care Systems and Their Impact on Mental Health Care (Heinz Hafner). Globalization and Mental Health (Glyn Lewis and Ricardo Araya). The Impact of Legislation on Mental Health Policy (Jose M. Bertolote, Jose G. Taborda, Julio Arboleda-Florez and Francisco Torres). The New Ethical Context of Psychiatry (Ahmed Okasha). Community Mental Health Care: Promises and Pitfalls (Paul Bebbington, Sonia Johnson and Graham Thornicroft). Quality of Life: A New Dimension in Mental Heath Care (Heinz Katsching and Monika Krautgartner). Mental Health Problems in Refugees (Benedetto Saraceno, Shekhar Saxena and Pallab K. Maulik). The Homeless Mentally Ill (Viviane Kovess). Mental Health Consequences of Disasters (Evelyn J. Bromet and Johan M. Havenaar). Mass Media and Psychiatry (Olga Cuenca). Index. Acknowledgements.

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...a necessary item in any list of readings... (Human Nature Review, 15 October 2002) ...in each chapter there is the sense of the author's individual voice conveying a wealth of experience and judgement... (British Journal of Psychiatry, May 2003)

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