{"product_id":"9780230212718","title":"Mental Health, Race and Culture Third Edition","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMental Health, Race and Culture\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThird Edition\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSuman Fernando\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Ethnic Studies \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis powerful text offers a unique analysis of the impact of race and culture on contemporary issues in mental health. Drawing on extensive international experience, Fernando challenges the traditional ideas that inform practice in clinical psychology and psychiatry in order to promote new and alternative ways of thinking. Covering both theoretical perspectives and practical implications, this insightful text discusses perceptions of ethnicity and identity, compares practices around the world and looks at racism in mental health services.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis fully revised, expanded and updated edition of a seminal text offers students and practitioners alike a comprehensive and reliable study of both western and non-western psychiatry and mental health practices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew to this Edition:\u003cbr\u003e- Covers trauma and psychosocial support\u003cbr\u003e- Looks at the new discourses in mental health of recovery, spirituality and well-being\u003cbr\u003e- Examines the mental health of refugees\u003cbr\u003e- Refers to specific developments in low-income countries, including Asia and Africa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eSUMAN FERNANDO is Visiting Professor in the Department of Applied Social Sciences at London Metropolitan University, UK,and Senior Lecturer atthe European Centre for Migration and Social Care (MASC), University of Kent, UK.He was a consultant psychiatrist for over twenty years in the National Health Service and is involved in non-governmentalorganisations in the UK and abroad. He has written and lectured widely on mental health development.\u003cbr\u003eSUMAN FERNANDO is Visiting Professor in the Department of Applied Social Sciences at London Metropolitan University, UK,and Senior Lecturer atthe European Centre for Migration and Social Care (MASC), University of Kent, UK.He was a consultant psychiatrist for over twenty years in the National Health Service and is involved in non-governmentalorganisations in the UK and abroad. He has written and lectured widely on mental health development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 March 2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRed Globe Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780230212718\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e248\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.48\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51669634973836,"sku":"9780230212718","price":49.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_07dbcefb-08ca-40a7-91d9-9f9800aba51f.jpg?v=1785203023","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780230212718","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}