Routledge Handbook of Psychiatry in Asia

Dinesh Bhugra, Samson Tse, Roger Ng , Nori Takei (Hamamatsu University, Shizuoka, Japan)

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Routledge
20 August 2015

Mental health services; Psychiatry; Psychotherapy

Geographically and demographically Asia is a huge region with a large number of societies and cultures, each affected by their own unique problems including over-population, major natural disasters, poverty and changing social and economic factors. Inevitably this means that different mental health needs have developed across the region. Colonialism, globalization, industrialization and urbanization have brought major demographic and cultural shifts in the region but clinical mental health practices and services and societal attitudes to mental health issues vary enormously.

This handbook surveys the state of the current psychiatric care field across the whole Asia-Pacific region. Focusing on individual countries, each chapter will include:

A summary of factors affecting the practice and provision of psychiatric care, including cultural attitudes to mental health issues

Coverage of the conceptualisation, causation and prevalence of mental health issues in society

An overview of mental health care services and systems available and workforce training

Coverage of country specific innovative practices and folk therapies

As the first major reference work on psychiatric care in Asia this book is an essential resource for scholars and students researching mental health in Asia as well as psychiatrists and other mental health professionals working in the region.

Edited by: Dinesh Bhugra, Samson Tse, Roger Ng, Nori Takei (Hamamatsu University, Shizuoka, Japan)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 748g
ISBN: 9780415711319
ISBN 10: 0415711312
Pages: 346
Publication Date: 20 August 2015
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dinesh Bhugra is Professor of Mental Health and Cultural Diversity at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London. Samson Tse is an Professor and Director of the Master of Social Science in Counseling Program at the Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong. Roger Ng is a consultant psychiatrist and Chief of Service of the Department of Psychiatry of Kowloon Hospital, Hong Kong, China. Nori Takei is Professor of Neuropsychological Development and Health Sciences at the United Graduate School of Child Development (Osaka U, Kanazawa U, Hamamatsu U Sch Med, Chiba U, and Fukui U), Hamamatsu University School of Medicine.