Towards an Anthropology of Psychology

<p> Anthropology and psychology share a long history of rivalry collaboration and mutual disregard. This volume reconsiders psychology as a field of anthropological enquiry. In doing so it takes an ethnographic approach to psychology examining psychotherapeutic practices and models of mental health at the heart of 'psy'. Featuring ethnographic studies of psychological therapies subjects and professionals the book also suggests what an anthropological voice can offer to improve psychological healthcare. At the cutting edge of ethnographic research this book brings together studies from the Global North and Global South showing how psychological realities shape our understandings of what it means to be human.</p>