Personality disorders and culture : clinical and conceptual interactions

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Personality disorders and culture : clinical and conceptual interactions

Renato D. Alarcón, Edward F. Foulks, Mark Vakkur

Wiley, c1998

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-290) and indexes

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Description

Tackling two of the most timely and complex areas in mental health--personality disorders and the impact of cultural variables--this book is sure to stir up controversy. Treading on the timeless nature-nuture debate, it suggests that social variables have a dramatic impact on the definition, development, and manifestation of personality disorders.

Table of Contents

General Concepts and Specific Definitions. Historical Perspectives on Personality and Its Disorders. Culture, Personality, and Cultural Relativism: Five Examples. Personalities and Personality Disorders in World Politics. Culture and the Epidemiology of Personality Disorders. Culture in the Etiopathogenesis and Symptomatology of Personality Disorders. Culture in the Diagnosis and Classification of Personality Disorders. Culture and the Depathologization of Personality Disorders. Cultural Aspects in the Treatment of Personality Disorders. Culture in the Management of and Care Delivery Systems to Personality Disorders. Epilogue. References. Indexes.

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