Research Catalog

Title

The culture of mental illness and psychiatric practice in Africa [electronic resource] / edited by Emmanuel Akyeampong, Allan G. Hill, and Arthur Kleinman.

Publication

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2014]

Details

Additional Authors

• Akyeampong, Emmanuel Kwaku.
• Hill, Allan G.
• Kleinman, Arthur.

Description

1 online resource.

Uniform Title

Culture of mental illness and psychiatric practice in Africa (Online)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Access (note)

• Access restricted to authorized users.

Contents

A historical overview of psychiatry in Africa / Emmanuel Akyeampong -- Common mental disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa : the triad of depression, anxiety, and somatization / Vikram Patel and Dan J. Stein -- Schizophrenia and psychosis in West Africa / Ursula M. Read, Victor C. K. Doku, and Ama de-Graft Aikins -- Mental illness and destitution in Ghana : a social-psychological perspective / Ama de-Graft Aikins -- Children and adolescent mental health in South Africa / Alan Flisher, Andrew Dawes, Zuhayr Kafaar, Crick Lund, Katherine Sorsdahl, Bronwyn Myers, Rita Thom, and Soraya Seedat -- Some aspects of mental illness in French-speaking West Africa / René Collignon -- Women's self-reported mental health in Accra, Ghana / Allan G. Hill and Victoria de Menil -- One thing leads to another : sex, AIDS, and mental health reform in South Africa / Pamela Y. Collins -- Health care professionals' mental health and well-being in the era of HIV/AIDS : perspectives from Sub-Saharan Africa / Giuseppe Raviola -- The role of traditional healers in mental health care in Africa / Elialilia Okello and Seggane Musisi -- Improving access to psychiatric medicines in Africa / Shoba Raja, Sarah Kippen Wood, and Michael R. Reich -- Child soldiers and community reconciliation in postwar Sierra Leone : African psychiatry in the twenty-first century / William P. Murphy -- Using mixed methods to plan and evaluate mental health programs for war-affected children in Sub-Saharan Africa / Theresa Betancourt.

LCCN

2014047048

OCLC

ssj0001481668

Title

The culture of mental illness and psychiatric practice in Africa [electronic resource] / edited by Emmanuel Akyeampong, Allan G. Hill, and Arthur Kleinman.

Imprint

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2014]

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Access

Access restricted to authorized users.

Connect to:

Available from home with a valid library card

Available onsite at NYPL

Added Author

Akyeampong, Emmanuel Kwaku.

Hill, Allan G.

Kleinman, Arthur.