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Investigating the impact of racism (both conscious and unconscious) in mental health settings, this book covers individual clinical encounters and the broader picture of service provision.

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Author:   Kamaldeep Bhui ,  Kwame McKenzie ,  Dinesh Bhugra
Publisher:   Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Imprint:   Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.30cm
Weight:   0.406kg
ISBN:  

9781843100768

ISBN 10:   1843100762
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   25 April 2002
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Feeling for racism, Kamaldeep Bhui, St Bartholomew's and Royal London Medical School. 2. Race and racial discourse, Kamaldeep Bhui. 3. Prejudicial beliefs: Their nature and expression, Edgar Jones, Guy's, King's and St Thomas' Medical School, London. 4. Psycho-social and psycho-political aspects of racism, Kamaldeep Bhui. 5. The legacy of Frantz Fanon and contemporary representations of racism and mind, Kamaldeep Bhui. 6. Racism, social exclusion and mental health - a black user's perspective, Premila Trivedi, Maudsley Hospital, London. 7. Understanding racism in mental health, Kwame McKenzie, Royal Free Hospital Medical School, Haringey. 8. Scientific racism, Kamaldeep Bhui. 9. Racism in psychiatry: Paradigm lost - paradigm regained, Dinesh Bhugra, Maudsley Hospital, and Kamaldeep Bhui. 10. Please don't let me be misunderstood: Importance of acknowledging racial and cultural differences, Xavier Coll, Bethel Child and Family Centre, Norwich. 11. London's ethnic minorities and the provision of mental health services, Kamaldeep Bhui. 12. The primary functions of racial prejudice are psychological and cultural. The primary functions of racism are economic and political, Kamaldeep Bhui. 13. Contemporary dilemmas, Kamaldeep Bhui. 14. The future of mental health care: Essential elements, Kamaldeep Bhui. References. Index.

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Kwame McKenzie is Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry at the Royal Free and University College Medical School. He is one of the founding members of the Social Capital Forum at King's College London and advises the World Bank on this subject. He is Assistant Editor of the British Journal of Psychiatry, having previously edited The Practitioner.

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