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Culture of Mental Illness and Psychiatric Practice in Africa

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ISBN-10: 0253012937

ISBN-13: 9780253012937

Edition: 2015

Authors: Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong, Allan G. Hill, Arthur Kleinman, William Murphy, Victoria de Menil

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In many African countries, mental health issues, including the burden of serious mental illness and trauma, have not been adequately addressed. These essays shed light on the treatment of common and chronic mental disorders, including mental illness and treatment in the current climate of economic and political instability, access to health care, access to medicines, and the impact of HIV-AIDS and other chronic illness on mental health. While problems are rampant and carry real and devastating consequences, this volume promotes an understanding of the African mental health landscape in service of reform.
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Book details

Copyright year: 2015
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 5/1/2015
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 354
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Arthur Kleinmanis Professor of Medical Anthropology at Harvard University;Yunxiang Yanis a Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles;Jing Junis a Professor at Tsinghua University (Beijing);Sing Leeis a Professor at Chinese University of Hong Kong;Everett Zhangis a Professor at Princeton University;Pan Tianshuis a Professor at Fudan University (Shanghai);Wu FeiandGuo Jinhuaare Professors at Peking University (Beijing).

Doc Murphy is the senior pastor of The Place International Church. An exciting Church in Longview, Tx. He is the author of other books including: Go Ready Set!, Faith, Full Time Believing, and Empowered Entrepreneur.

Introduction: Culture, Mental Illness and Psychiatric Practice in Africa
Historical Overview of Psychiatry in Africa
Common Mental Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Triad of Depression, Anxiety, and Somatization
Schizophrenia and Psychosis in West Africa
Mental Illness and Destitution in Ghana: A Social Psychological Perspective
Children and Adolescent Mental Health in South Africa
Some Aspects of Mental Illness in French-Speaking West Africa
Local Interpretations of Global Constructs: Women's Reports on Mental Illness in Africa
One Thing Leads to Another: Sex, AIDS, and Mental Health Reform in South Africa
Health Care Professional Mental Health and Well-Being in the Era of HIV/AIDS: Perspectives from Sub-Saharan Africa
The Role of The Traditional Healers in Mental Health in Africa
Improving Access to Psychiatric Medicines in Africa
Child Solders and Community Reconciliation in Post-War Sierra Leone: African Psychiatry in the 21st Century
Using Mixed Methods to Plan and Evaluate Mental Health Programs for War-Affected Children in Sub-Saharan Africa
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