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'Black and minority ethnic communities lack confidence in mental health services', according to the National Service Framework for Mental Health published by the Department of Health in 1999. Cultural Diversity, Mental Health and Psychiatry examines how and why this situation has come about, and mak... More

Forensic psychiatry is the discipline which distinguishes the 'mad' from the 'bad', but are its values inherently racist? Why are individuals from non-Western backgrounds over-represented statistically in those diagnosed with schizophrenia and other serious illnesses? The authors argue that the valu... More

Mental Health Worldwide offers a perceptive critique of the universalized model of psychiatry and its apparent exportation from the West to the developing world. The foundational concepts of the dominant models in psychiatry, however, are understood very differently in non-western cultural traditio... More

This book examines the deep roots of racism in the mental health system. Suman Fernando weaves the histories of racial discourse and clinical practice into a narrative of power, knowledge, and black suffering in an ostensibly progressive and scientifically grounded system. Drawing on a lifetime of... More

As psychiatry has developed it has proved to be susceptible to the influence of contemporary social and political mores. With its origins in nineteenth-century Europe, psychiatry evolved as an ethnocentric body of knowledge, the vehicle of implicit and overt racism. Originally published in 1988 this... More

This book enables front line practitioners to understand why it is important to consider the specific needs of people from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds in mental health settings. It offers practical guidance on how practitioners can take positive steps to improve the quality of t... More

​This book critiques our reliance on Eurocentric knowledge in the education and training of psychology and psychiatry. Chapters explore the diversity of ‘constructions of the self’ in non-Western cultures, examining traditional psychologies from Africa, Asia, Australasia, and Pre-Columbian America. ... More

This new edition of Mental Health in a Multi-Ethnic Society is an authoritative, comprehensive guide on issues around race, culture and mental health service provision. It has been updated to reflect the changes in the UK over the last ten years and features entirely new chapters by over twenty auth... More

Spirituality, religious belief and inclusive faith communities are important for mental well being but mental health practitioners have few guidelines for acknowledging these issues when working with service users. Spirituality, Values and Mental Health gathers together personal and professional co... More

The Yellow District is a selection of horror tales written by Mauricio R B Campos, laureate writer awarded with several literary prizes, including the HQ Mix Trophy for his work on the Horror Comics "O Rei Amarelo em Quadrinhos", published by Draco. The author shows facets of horror that will surp... More

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot é uma introdução ao mundo apocalíptico do Sargento Brad Thompson. O rádio fica mudo durante um comboio no Afeganistão, uma patrulha perdida no deserto. Com sua unidade e base destruídas, o Sargento Brad Thompson subitamente se vê isolado em comando de um pequeno grupo de homen... More

Era para ter sido um jogo. A porção rica e ociosa da Sociedade galáctica amava inventar pequenos e inúteis jogos para manterem-se ocupados--e o maior deles foi a Caça ao Tesouro. Visitar mundos diferentes, pegar itens difíceis de encontrar que não podiam simplesmente ser comprados, e divertir-se. Um... More

Numa missão de comércio em um planeta estagnado, a capitã Ardeva Korrell encontra-se com uma batalha em suas mãos; ela e sua pequena tripulação devem lutar contra um exército de robôs e derrotar os tirânicos deuses que escravizaram a população nativa. A tarefa diante deles é bem simples: atacar os ... More