Schizophrenia, Culture, and Subjectivity: The Edge of Experience

By: Hunter Jenkins, Janis

Book Overview

Based on international research, this collection incorporates a critical analysis of World Health Organization cross-cultural findings. Contributors share an interest in subjective and interpretive... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521536413
• ISBN13: 9780521536417
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

A must-have in anyone's schizophrenia library

This book is timely, well-written, and a much-needed addition to the literature surrounding schizophrenia! The book highlights the important role of culture in shaping the incidence, course, and outcome experiences of this remarkable illness for people around the world.