Religion, culture and mental health /

"Are religious practices involving seeing visions and speaking in tongues beneficial or detrimental to mental health? Do some cultures express distress in bodily form because they lack the linguistic categories to express distress psychologically? Do some religions encourage clinical levels of...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Loewenthal, Kate Miriam
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Mental health > Religious aspects.
Religion and culture.
Psychology and religion.
Culture.
Mental Disorders > psychology
Culture
Religion and Psychology
Santé mentale > Aspect religieux.
Religion et culture.
Psychologie et religion.
culture note.
PSYCHOLOGY > Mental Health.
PSYCHOLOGY > Mental Illness.
MEDICAL > Mental Health.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction; 2. Schizophrenia; 3. Manic disorder; 4. Depression; 5. Anxiety; 6. Somatization; 7. Dissociation; 8. Positive states; 9. Conclusion.

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