Anthropological Approaches to Psychological Medicine Jill Kavanagh Go inside an inclusive

Go inside an inclusive

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• Cases and their accompanying discussions adhere to a consistent format developed by the editor to fully illuminate the disorder being profiled

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Anthropological Approaches to Psychological Medicine Jill Kavanagh Go inside an inclusiveWritten predominantly for those working in the mental health services, this book aims to extend the theory and practice of psychiatry. The chapters explore the culture of psychiatry as well as seeking to reaffirm the importance of anthropology for understanding psychiatric practice and psychological disorders in both socio historical and individual contexts. The development and use of psychiatric diagnostic categories, the nature of expressed emotion