Family-Based Mental Health Care in Rural China

by Peggy Simpson and Mao-Sheng Ran

Without a comprehensive system of mental health care, the Chinese government and mental health care professionals are being confronted with two crucial issues. The first issue is how China will provide mental health services for those who need it in China, the world's most populous country. Many individuals with a severe mental disorder in China go untreated or receive psychiatric treatment long after the first onset of illness, especially in the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9622097251
• ISBN13: 9789622097254
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.4"