Aliens and Alienists

<p>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:<br> * the psychological legacy of colonialism and slavery<br> * the racist bias in psychiatric and psychological theory<br> * diagnostic bias<br> * the role of religion in mental health or illness<br> * the value of anthropological and pschoanalytic insights.<br> The concluding chapter in this edition reviews the development of 'transcultural psychiatry' and summarises changes in administration of the Mental Health Act.</p>