1. Cultural psychiatry in historical perspective Laurence J. Kirmayer
2. Anthropology and psychiatry: the contemporary convergence Janis H. Jenkins
3. Suicide, violence and culture Michel Tousignant and Arlene Laliberte
4. Psychology and cultural psychiatry Malcolm MacLachlan
5. Spirituality and cultural psychiatry Kate M Loewenthal
6. Culture, ethnicity and biological psychiatry Chia-Hui Chen, Shi-Kai Liu and Keh-Ming Lin
7. Ethnic inequalities and cultural capability framework in mental health care Kamaldeep Bhui and Dinesh Bhugra
Part II. Culture and Mental Health
8. Culture and psychopathology Wen-Shing Tseng
9. Developmental aspects of cultural psychiatry Joseph Westermeyer
10. Explanatory models in psychiatry Daryl Somma and Mitchell G. Weiss
11. Culture bound syndromes Sisira Siribaddana, Athula Sumathipala and Dinesh Bhugra
12. Psychiatric epidemiology and its contributions to cultural psychiatry Robert Kohn and Kamaldeep Bhui
13. Acculturation and identity John W. Berry
14. Cultural consonance William W. Dressler
Part III. Culture and Mental Disorders
15. Neurosis Geetha Desai and Santosh K. Chaturvedi
16. Schizophrenia and related psychosis Assen Jablensky
17. Affective disorders Claudia Cooper and Paul Bebbington
18. Substance mMisuse Susan Salas, John Strang and Shamil Wanigaratne
19. Suicidal Behaviour Keith Hawton and Sarah A. Fortune
20. Personality disorders and culture Matthieu Crews, Paul Moran and Dinesh Bhugra
21. Culture and obsessive-compulsive disorder Padmal de Silva and Dinesh Bhugra
22. Culture and eating disorders Mervat Nasser
23. Childhood and adolescent psychiatric disorders Nisha Dogra, Panos Vostanis and Niranjan Karnik
24. Culture and schizophrenia Thomas Stompe and Alexander Friedmann
25. Disorders of aging across cultures Sheena MacKenzie and Ajit Shah; Part IV. Theoretical Aspects of Management
26. An ecological-cultural-historical model for extreme stress: a 'Traumascape' Joop de Jong
27. Sexual dysfunction across culture Padmal de Silva and Dinesh Bhugra
28. Therapist-patient interactions and expectations Digby Tantam
29. Developing Mental Health Services for multicultural societies Harry Minas
30. Psychopharmacology across cultures Shu-Han Yu, Shi-Kai Liu and Keh-Ming Lin
31. Psychotherapy across cultures Digby Tantam
32. Psychological interventions and assessments Shahe Kazarian
33. Spiritual aspects of management Andrew Sims
34. Cultural aspects of suicide Gwendolyn Portzky and Kees van Heeringen; Part V. Management with Special Groups
35. Intellectual disabilities across cultures Nick Bouras and Jean O'Hara
36. Child psychiatry across cultures Nisha Dogra, Panos Vostanis and Niranjan Karnik
37. Management of sexual dysfunction across cultures Padmal de Silva and Dinesh Bhugra
38. Refugees and Mental Health Nasir Warfa and Kamaldeep Bhui
39. Working with elderly persons across cultures Iqbal Ahmed and Carl I. Cohen
40. Working in liaison psychiatry Jaideep Thoduguli and Santosh K. Chaturvedi
Part VI. Cultural Research and Training
41. Scope of cultural psychiatry Horacio Fabrega Jr
42. Coping with stressors: racism and migration Larkin Feeney and Brendan D. Kelly; Conclusions Dinesh Bhugra and Kamaldeep Bhui.
Cultural psychiatry is concerned with understanding the impact of social and cultural differences and similarities on mental illness and its treatments. A person's cultural characteristics can often lead to misunderstandings, influenced by language, non-verbal styles, codes of etiquette and assumptions. There may also be perceived misconceptions and differences in beliefs and values. In order to provide appropriate, sensitive and acceptable services for different cultural groups, all service providers need to take these factors into account. Written by leading clinicians and academics from around the world, and integrating both practical and theoretical knowledge, the Textbook of Cultural Psychiatry provides a framework for the provision of mental healthcare in a multi-cultural/ multi-racial society and global economy. It will be essential reading for those providing mental healthcare, or who are involved in the organisation and management of services.