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100	1		_aAkyeampong, Emmanuel Kwaku.
245	1	4	_aThe Culture of Mental Illness and Psychiatric Practice in Africa.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aBloomington : _bIndiana University Press, _c2015.
264		4	_c©2015.
300			_a1 online resource (362 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aCover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Culture, Mental Illness, and Psychiatric Practice in Africa -- 1 A Historical Overview of Psychiatry in Africa -- 2 Common Mental Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Triad of Depression, Anxiety, and Somatization -- 3 Schizophrenia and Psychosis in West Africa -- 4 Mental Illness and Destitution in Ghana: A Social-Psychological Perspective -- 5 Children and Adolescent Mental Health in South Africa -- 6 Some Aspects of Mental Illness in French-Speaking West Africa -- 7 Women's Self-Reported Mental Health in Accra, Ghana -- 8 One Thing Leads to Another: Sex, AIDS, and Mental Health Reform in South Africa -- 9 Health Care Professionals' Mental Health and Well-Being in the Era of HIV/AIDS: Perspectives from Sub-Saharan Africa -- 10 The Role of Traditional Healers in Mental Health Care in Africa -- 11 Improving Access to Psychiatric Medicines in Africa -- 12 Child Soldiers and Community Reconciliation in Postwar Sierra Leone: African Psychiatry in the Twenty-First Century -- 13 Using Mixed Methods to Plan and Evaluate Mental Health Programs for War-Affected Children in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
520			_aWhile problems are rampant and carry real and devastating consequences, this volume promotes an understanding of the African mental health landscape in service of reform.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aMental illness -- Africa.
650		0	_aHealth care reform -- Africa.
650		0	_aSocial status -- Africa.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
700	1		_aHill, Allan G.
700	1		_aKleinman, Arthur.
700	1		_aMurphy, William.
700	1		_ade Menil, Victoria.
700	1		_aBetancourt, Theresa.
700	1		_aCollignon, Rene.
700	1		_ade-Gaft Aikins, Ama.
700	1		_aDawes, Andrew.
700	1		_aReich, Michael R.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aAkyeampong, Emmanuel Kwaku _tThe Culture of Mental Illness and Psychiatric Practice in Africa _dBloomington : Indiana University Press,c2015 _z9780253012869
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=2032798 _zClick to View
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