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Frederick Hickling - Perspectives in Caribbean Psychology - 9781849053587 - V9781849053587
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Perspectives in Caribbean Psychology

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Description for Perspectives in Caribbean Psychology Paperback. A comprehensive volume providing an overview of Caribbean psychology addressing culture and behaviour, developmental psychology, personality disorder, issues of violence, application of therapeutic models in the Caribbean, and psychological assessment. Editor(s): Hickling, Frederick W.; Matthies, Brigitte K.; Morgan, Kai; Gibson, Roger C. Num Pages: 744 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KJ; JFSL1; JMH; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1034.

Perspectives in Caribbean Psychology attempts to record the unique psychological character of those who live in the Caribbean and more broadly people of African-Caribbean heritage. It considers the impact of colonialism, the struggle for domination by various European and North American countries through history on individuals, and the unique psychological realities that have emerged from attempts to come to terms with the realities of Caribbean culture and experience.

Contributors address prevalent issues of violence, mental illness, stigma, psychopathology and HIV/AIDS, and chronicle the adaptation, cultural retentions, resilience and migratory tenacity of the Caribbean people, both within their geographic ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
730
Condition
New
Number of Pages
744
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849053587
SKU
V9781849053587
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-1

About Frederick Hickling
Frederick W. Hickling, MBBS, DM, MRCPsych, FRSM was born in Jamaica and educated in medicine and psychiatry at the University of the West Indies. He received specialist training in Anatomy at St Thomas's Hospital Medical School, University of London, and postgraduate training in psychiatry at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, University of Edinburgh. Recognised as a pioneer of cultural therapy in ... Read more

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