Culture and Psychopathology A Guide to Clinical Assessment

Name: Culture and Psychopathology A Guide to Clinical Assessment
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ISBN: 9780876308394

ISBN-10: 0876308396

ISBN-13: 9780876308394

Edition: 1997

Authors: Wen-Shing Tseng, Jon Streltzer

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An Asiatic patient complains of "elevated fire in the body". A Micronesian woman explains that she is "possessed by sea ghosts". A Latin man screams, striking his body violently with his fists upon hearing of his wife's death. Manifestations of severe psychiatric disorder ... or culture-bound expressions of more psychological issues? Culture is now acknowledged as an important consideration in diagnosis - in fact, this has been recognized formally in the DSM-IV. As technology and migration bring peoples into closer proximity to each other than ever before, the ability to reconcile imagery and behavior with cultural conceptualization becomes essential. And while this has led to an expansion…

Book details

List price: $80.00
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 4/1/1997
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 274
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English