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Sociocultural Roots of Mental Illness
J. Schwab
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Paperback. Series: Topics in General Psychiatry. Num Pages: 338 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 18. Weight in Grams: 614.
For the past decade and more, American psychiatry has been at sea on the adventurous if uncontrolled odyssey of community psychiatry. The voyage has often coursed through uncharted oceans, and for many the purpose and destination of the journey have been obscure. Even among those whose sights are clearer, there is growing concern that the ship will be becalmed by inadequate funding or run aground on the shoals of bureaucratic anarchy. For all of these voyagers this volume should come as a welcome compass. The authors' review of their subject is encyclopedic. They have not only traced the origins of ... Read more
For the past decade and more, American psychiatry has been at sea on the adventurous if uncontrolled odyssey of community psychiatry. The voyage has often coursed through uncharted oceans, and for many the purpose and destination of the journey have been obscure. Even among those whose sights are clearer, there is growing concern that the ship will be becalmed by inadequate funding or run aground on the shoals of bureaucratic anarchy. For all of these voyagers this volume should come as a welcome compass. The authors' review of their subject is encyclopedic. They have not only traced the origins of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
Series
Topics in General Psychiatry
Number of Pages
338
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781468424355
SKU
V9781468424355
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