The Culture of Mental Illness and Psychiatric Practice in Africa

Book Overview

In many African countries, mental health issues, including the burden of serious mental illness and trauma, have not been adequately addressed. These essays shed light on the treatment of common and chronic mental disorders, including mental illness and treatment in the current climate of economic and political instability, access to health care, access to medicines, and the impact of HIV-AIDS and other chronic illness on mental health. While problems...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253012937
• ISBN13: 9780253012937
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher