Psychiatrists and Traditional Healers

ebook ∣ Unwitting Partners in Global Mental Health · World Psychiatric Association

By Mario Incayawar

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ebook

ISBN

9780470516836

Series

World Psychiatric Association

Author

Mario Incayawar

Publisher

Wiley

Release

25 March 2009

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Medical Psychiatry Nonfiction

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This exceptional book responds to the intense current interest in defining and understanding the contribution of traditional medical knowledge and the intervention techniques of traditional healers to national mental health services around the world.

  • First book on traditional healing and transcultural psychiatry
  • Delineates the knowledge and clinical skills of traditional healers from diverse cultural areas around the world
  • Describes the clinical and social roles of traditional healers in their communities and the challenges of constructing national mental health programs that include traditional knowledge and healing techniques
  • Assesses issues on efficacy and safety of traditional healers' interventions
  • Includes contributions from leading scholars in this field from South Africa, India, New Zealand, Andorra, Canada, USA, Italy, and the Quichua and Sioux Lakota Nations of South and North America
  • Theme of culture versus science: The psychiatrists discuss the effects of local culture upon mental health and consider the impact, benefit and incorporation of traditional healing as a tool for the clinical psychiatrist
  • Easy to use with case studies and vignettes throughout and a glossary to explain any technical terms

    • Psychiatrists and Traditional Healers: Unwitting Partners in Global Mental Health is a valuable addition to the bookshelf of a wide array of mental health trainees, researchers and professionals interested in cultural psychiatry in general and the role of traditional healers around the world.

    Format

    ebook

    ISBN

    9780470516836

    Series

    World Psychiatric Association

    Author

    Mario Incayawar

    Publisher

    Wiley

    Release

    25 March 2009

    Share

    Subjects

    Medical Psychiatry Nonfiction
    Psychiatrists and Traditional Healers