Handbook of Culture, Therapy, and Healing

by Uwe P. Gielen, Jefferson M. Fish, Juris G. Draguns

Book Overview

Emotional, as well as physical distress, is a heritage from our hominid ancestors; it has been experienced by every group of human beings since our emergence as a species. And every known culture has developed systems of conceptualization and intervention for addressing it.

The editors have brought together leading psychologists, psychiatrists, anthropologists, and others to consider the interaction of psychosocial, biological, and cultural...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805849246
• ISBN13: 9780805849240
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 454 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.2" x 10.2"