Mental Health in Asia and the Pacific [electronic resource] : Historical and Cultural Perspectives /
Minas, Harry.editor.
Lewis, Milton.editor.
This far-reaching volume analyzes the social, cultural, political, and economic factors contributing to mental health issues and shaping treatment options in the Asian and Pacific world. Multiple lenses examine complex experiences and needs in this vast region, identifying not only cultural issues at the individual and collective levels, but also the impacts of colonial history, effects of war and disasters, and the current climate of globalization on mental illness and its care. These concerns are located in the larger context of physical health and its determinants, worldwide goals such as reducing global poverty, and the evolving mental health response to meet rising challenges affecting the diverse populations of the region. Chapters focus on countries in East, Southeast, and South Asia plus Oceania and Australia, describing: · National history of psychiatry and its acceptance. · Present-day mental health practice and services. · Mental/physical health impact of recent social change. · Disparities in accessibility, service delivery, and quality of care. · Collaborations with indigenous and community approaches to healing. · Current mental health resources, the state of policy, and areas for intervention. A welcome addition to the global health literature, Mental Health in Asia and the Pacific brings historical depth and present-day insight to practitioners providing services in this diverse area of the world as well as researchers and policymakers studying the region.
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Why historical, cultural, social, economic and political perspectives on mental health matter -- Mental health in Pakistan: yesterday, today and tomorrow -- Psychiatry in India: Historical roots, development as a discipline and contemporary context -- Mental health system development in Sri Lanka -- Mental health in Korea: past and present -- Mental health system in Japan after the Meiji Restoration: historical observations -- A History of mental healthcare in Taiwan -- Mental health in Thailand: historical and cultural Perspectives -- Mental health in Cambodia -- Mental Health in Vietnam -- Historical and cultural perspectives from the Philippines -- From centralized to decentralized service: mental health and psychiatry in Malaysia -- Mental health and psychiatry in Singapore: from asylum to community care -- Psychiatry and mental health care in Indonesia from colonial to modern times -- The history of mental health in Papua New Guinea -- The history of mental health in Fiji -- Mental health in the Smaller Pacific States -- Grafting and crafting New Zealand’s mental health policy -- Mental health in Australia, 1788-2014: a history of responses to cultural and social challenges.
This far-reaching volume analyzes the social, cultural, political, and economic factors contributing to mental health issues and shaping treatment options in the Asian and Pacific world. Multiple lenses examine complex experiences and needs in this vast region, identifying not only cultural issues at the individual and collective levels, but also the impacts of colonial history, effects of war and disasters, and the current climate of globalization on mental illness and its care. These concerns are located in the larger context of physical health and its determinants, worldwide goals such as reducing global poverty, and the evolving mental health response to meet rising challenges affecting the diverse populations of the region. Chapters focus on countries in East, Southeast, and South Asia plus Oceania and Australia, describing: · National history of psychiatry and its acceptance. · Present-day mental health practice and services. · Mental/physical health impact of recent social change. · Disparities in accessibility, service delivery, and quality of care. · Collaborations with indigenous and community approaches to healing. · Current mental health resources, the state of policy, and areas for intervention. A welcome addition to the global health literature, Mental Health in Asia and the Pacific brings historical depth and present-day insight to practitioners providing services in this diverse area of the world as well as researchers and policymakers studying the region.
Psychology, clinical.
Psychiatry.
Health Psychology.
Psychiatry.