Trauma, War, and Violence Public Mental Health in Socio-Cultural Context |
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| Editor:
| de Jong, Joop |
| Series title: | The Springer Series in Social Clinical Psychology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-306-46709-7 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2002 |
| Publisher: | Springer
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $169.99 |
Book Description:
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This volume describes a variety of public mental health and psychosocial programs in conflict and post-conflict situations in Africa and Asia. Each chapter details the psychosocial and mental health aspects of specific conflicts and examines them within their sociopolitical and historical contexts. This volume will be of great interest to psychologists, social workers, anthropologists, historians, human rights experts, and psychiatrists working or interested in the field of psychotrauma.
This volume describes a variety of public mental health and psychosocial programs in conflict and post-conflict situations in Africa and Asia. Each chapter details the psychosocial and mental health aspects of specific conflicts and examines them within their sociopolitical and historical contexts. This volume will be of great interest to psychologists, social workers, anthropologists, historians, human rights experts, and psychiatrists working or interested in the field of psychotrauma.