Mental Health in a Multi-Ethnic Society A Multi-Disciplinary Handbook

Race, culture and ethnicity all have a bearing on mental health care. This is the first known book to offer mental health professionals working in the statutory, private or voluntary sectors a comprehensive, practical approach to ways of working in a multi-ethnic society. It examines: the context in which mental health services operate today the limitations of traditional psychiatric practice the rising influence of users of services the practical issues which arise in delivering the services the legal framework This is a book which looks at the realities of life in a multi-ethnic community from a practical viewpoint. It is suitable for multidisciplinary trainings, basic trainings and in-service postgraduate trainings in a variety of professions including social work, psychology, psychiatry and nursing.Fernando, Suman is the author of 'Mental Health in a Multi-Ethnic Society A Multi-Disciplinary Handbook' with ISBN 9780415105361 and ISBN 0415105366.