Social and Cultural Psychiatry Experience from the Caribbean Region

Download or read book Social and Cultural Psychiatry Experience from the Caribbean Region written by Hari D. Maharajh and published by Nova Science Pub Incorporated. This book was released on 2010 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book captures the history, lifestyles and beliefs of Caribbean people relating them without impunity to the psychology of their emotion, thought and behaviour. This book studies research on the background of historical perspectives, definitions, dimensions and a Caribbean Diaspora, the interpretation of behaviours and mental disorders with contributions from witchcraft, priestcraft and science, as well as the challenge of the local interpretation of mental illness.