Aliens and Alienists: Ethnic Minorities and Psychiatry

by Roland Littlewood and Maurice Lipsedge

Book Overview

In this book two psychiatrists assess the psychological consequences of migration and prejudice for groups as diverse as West Indians, Turkish Cypriots and Hasidic Jews. The authors conclude that mental illness can be an intelligible response to disadvantage and prejudice.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0044453167
• ISBN13: 9780044453161
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin Australia
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.