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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Michael R. Reich, Andrew Dawes, Theresa Betancourt, Rene Collignon, William Murphy, Victoria de Menil, Ama de-Gaft Aikins, Indiana University Press
ISBN-13
9780253012937
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208954600
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Social Work
Author
Emmanuel Akyeampong, Allan G. Hill, Arthur Kleinman
Publication Name
The Culture of Mental Illness and Psychiatric Practice in Africa
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Psychology
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
354 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
467g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Emmanuel Akyeampong, Allan G. Hill, Arthur Kleinman
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