Schizophrenia, Culture, and Subjectivity
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Schizophrenia, Culture, and Subjectivity by Janis Hunter Jenkins
This volume brings together a number of the foremost scholars - anthropologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, and historians - studying schizophrenia, its subjective dimensions, and the cultural processes through which these are experienced. Based on research undertaken in Australia, Bangladesh, Borneo, Canada, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, the United States and Zanzibar, it also incorporates a critical analysis of World Health Organization cross-cultural findings. Contributors share an interest in subjective and interpretive aspects of illness, but all work with a concept of schizophrenia that addresses its biological dimensions. The volume is of interest to scholars in the social and human sciences for the theoretical attention given to the relationship between culture and subjectivity. Multidisciplinary in design, it is written in a style accessible to a diverse readership, including undergraduate students. It is of practical relevance not only to psychiatrists, but also to all mental health professionals.
'… the book is a superb achievement, and should become essential reading for students of mind and culture alike' Anthropos
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521536417 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521536413 |
| Title | Schizophrenia, Culture, and Subjectivity |
| Author | Janis Hunter Jenkins |
| Series | Cambridge Studies In Medical Anthropology |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2003-11-17 |
| Number of pages | 382 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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