Mental Health and ReligionThe author explores religious behaviour and provides a guide for those helping the mentally ill. |
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... BEHAVIOUR The question has often been raised whether behaviour which is valued or at least tolerated in one society may be considered mad or bad in other social groups . Here are a few introductory examples . They all have Explaining ...
... BEHAVIOUR The question has often been raised whether behaviour which is valued or at least tolerated in one society may be considered mad or bad in other social groups . Here are a few introductory examples . They all have Explaining ...
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... behaviour . It turns out that we understand behaviour very differently when ' we ' and members of our groups do it , than when ' they ' do it especially if ' they ' are threatening to us . - Consider the rhetoric of liberation and ...
... behaviour . It turns out that we understand behaviour very differently when ' we ' and members of our groups do it , than when ' they ' do it especially if ' they ' are threatening to us . - Consider the rhetoric of liberation and ...
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... behaviour is religiously encouraged ; ⚫ the patient's friends and relatives insist that the behaviour is symptomatic of illness ; ⚫ the professional has difficulty in deciding who is right . This is a common scenario , and happens ...
... behaviour is religiously encouraged ; ⚫ the patient's friends and relatives insist that the behaviour is symptomatic of illness ; ⚫ the professional has difficulty in deciding who is right . This is a common scenario , and happens ...
Contents
Definitions of mental health and of religion | 7 |
A general framework for understanding some causes | 19 |
Communities where noone goes mad? | 44 |
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References to this book
Psychiatry and Religion: Context, Consensus and Controversies Dinesh Bhugra No preview available - 1997 |