Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry Arena

Counseling Muslims

Handbook of Mental Health Issues and Interventions

• Edited by Sameera Ahmed, and Mona M. Amer.

Published September 2011

A young female client presents with anorexia nervosa and believes that her problem has its roots in magic; parents are helpless in the face of their son's substance abuse issues; an interracial couple cannot agree on how to discipline their children.How would you effectively help these clients…
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Aging and Diversity

An Active Learning Experience

• By Chandra M. Mehrotra, and Lisa S. Wagner.

Published December 2008

This new edition has been completely rewritten and includes chapters that address key topics in diversity and aging: research methods, psychological aging; health beliefs, behaviors, and services; health disparities; informal and formal care for older persons; work and retirement; religious…
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Asian American Psychology

Current Perspectives

• Edited by Nita Tewari, and Alvin N. Alvarez.

Published September 2008

This is the first textbook written to welcome those who are new to Asian American psychology. Concepts and theories come to life by relating the material to everyday experiences and by including activities, discussion questions, exercises, clinical case studies, and internet resources.…
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Mental Health in a Multi-Ethnic Society

A Multidisciplinary Handbook

• Edited by Dr Suman Fernando, and Frank Keating.

Published August 2008

This new edition of Mental Health in a Multi-Ethnic Society is an authoritative, comprehensive guide on issues around race, culture and mental health service provision. It has been updated to reflect the changes in the UK over the last ten years and features entirely new chapters by over twenty…
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Ethnicity and the Dementias

• Edited by Gwen Yeo, and Dolores Gallager-Thompson.

Published July 2006

In recent years, the literature on the topic of ethnic and racial issues in Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias has increased dramatically. At the same time, the need for cultural competence in all of geriatric care, including dementia care, is increasingly being acknowledged. Researchers and…
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Cultural Diversity, Mental Health and Psychiatry

The Struggle Against Racism

• By Dr Suman Fernando, and Suman Fernando.

Published August 2003

'Black and minority ethnic communities lack confidence in mental health services', according to the National Service Framework for Mental Health published by the Department of Health in 1999. Cultural Diversity, Mental Health and Psychiatry examines how and why this situation has come about, and…
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Culturally Diverse Mental Health

The Challenges of Research and Resistance

• By Jeffery Scott Mio, and Gayle Y. Iwamasa.

Published May 2003

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Working with Interpreters in Mental Health

• Edited by Hitesh Raval, and Rachel Tribe.

Published December 2002

Why are interpreters an important part of modern healthcare provision?In today's society, there is an increasing need for mental health professionals to work with interpreters, yet coverage of this subject in the existing literature is scarce. Working with Interpreters in Mental Health gives an…
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Forensic Psychiatry, Race and Culture

• By Dr Suman Fernando, Suman Fernando, David Ndegwa and Melba Wilson.

Published April 1998

Forensic psychiatry is the discipline which distinguishes the 'mad' from the 'bad', but are its values inherently racist? Why are individuals from non-Western backgrounds over-represented statistically in those diagnosed with schizophrenia and other serious illnesses? The authors argue that the…
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Aliens and Alienists

Ethnic Minorities and Psychiatry

• By Maurice Lipsedge, and Roland Littlewood.

Published April 1997

In this classic text the authors examine the links between racism, psychological ill health and inadequate treatment of ethnic minorities. Through a series of case studies they discuss: * the psychological legacy of colonialism and slavery * the racist bias in psychiatric and psychological theory *…
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