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The culture of mental illness and psychiatric practice in Africa
- Title
- The culture of mental illness and psychiatric practice in Africa / edited by Emmanuel Akyeampong, Allan G. Hill, and Arthur Kleinman.
- Publication
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2015]
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- ix, 349 pages; 24 cm
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Cross-cultural studies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: Culture, mental illness, and psychiatric practice in Africa / Emmanuel Akyeampong, Allan G. Hill, and Arthur Kleinman-- 1. A historical overview of psychiatry in Africa / Emmanuel Akyeampong -- 2. Common mental disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa : the triad of depression, anxiety, and somatization / Vikram Patel and Dan J. Stein -- 3. Schizophrenia and psychosis in West Africa / Ursula M. Read, Victor C.K. Doku, and Ama de-Graft Aikins -- 4. Mental illness and destitution in Ghana : a social-psychological perspective / Ama de-Graft Aikins -- 5. 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 -- 6. Some aspects of mental illness in French-speaking West Africa / René Collignon -- 7. Women's self-reported mental health in Accra, Ghana / Allan G. Hill and Victoria de Menil -- 8. One thing leads to another : sex, AIDS, and mental health reform in South Africa / Pamela Y. Collins -- 9. Health care professionals' mental health and well-being in the era of HIV/AIDS : perspectives from Sub-Saharan Africa / Giuseppe Raviola -- 10. The role of traditional healers in mental health care in Africa / Elialilia Okello and Seggane Musisi -- 11. Improving access to psychiatric medicines in Africa / Shoba Raja, Sarah Kippen Wood, and Michael R. Reich -- 12. Child soldiers and community reconciliation in postwar Sierra Leone : African psychiatry in the twenty-first century / William P. Murphy -- 13. Using mixed methods to plan and evaluate mental health programs for war-affected children in Sub-Saharan Africa / Theresa Betancourt.
- Call Number
- Sc E 16-346
- ISBN
- 9780253012869
- 0253012864
- 9780253012937
- 0253012937
- 9780253013040 (canceled/invalid)
- 0253013046 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2014047048
- OCLC
- 852457687
- Title
- The culture of mental illness and psychiatric practice in Africa / edited by Emmanuel Akyeampong, Allan G. Hill, and Arthur Kleinman.
- Publisher
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2015]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Added Author
- Akyeampong, Emmanuel Kwaku, editor.Hill, Allan G., editor.Kleinman, Arthur, editor.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 16-346