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A Peruvian Psychiatric Hospital

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This book provides a sociological study by looking at the different factors that contribute to the reality of a psychiatric hospital in Peru. The author delivers his insight gained from interviews with patients and staff. In this thoughtful study, he analyzes concepts of mental illness, and the social roles that caretakers at different levels perform with each other and with the patients. Throughout the work, Stein presents his theoretical model and relates it to the research, creating a well-rounded sociological look at Peruvian psychiatric hospitals, culture, and people. Contents: Foreword by Javier Mariategui, M.D.; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Images of Peruvian Psychiatry; Chapter 2: Concepts of Mental Illness Held by the Hospital Population; Chapter 3: What Is a Mental Hospital?; Chapter 4: Being a Mental Patient in Peru; Chapter 5: Definitions of Social Roles in the Hospital Population: The Family Model; Chapter 6: Deferred Hopes: The psychiatric attendants; Chapter 7: Mistaken Identities: The psychiatric nurses; Postface; Bibliography; Index.

Language: English

Pages: 324

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: University Press of America

Release: November 08, 1995

ISBN: 076180093X

ISBN 13: 9780761800934

A Peruvian Psychiatric Hospital

5/5 ( ratings)

This book provides a sociological study by looking at the different factors that contribute to the reality of a psychiatric hospital in Peru. The author delivers his insight gained from interviews with patients and staff. In this thoughtful study, he analyzes concepts of mental illness, and the social roles that caretakers at different levels perform with each other and with the patients. Throughout the work, Stein presents his theoretical model and relates it to the research, creating a well-rounded sociological look at Peruvian psychiatric hospitals, culture, and people. Contents: Foreword by Javier Mariategui, M.D.; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Images of Peruvian Psychiatry; Chapter 2: Concepts of Mental Illness Held by the Hospital Population; Chapter 3: What Is a Mental Hospital?; Chapter 4: Being a Mental Patient in Peru; Chapter 5: Definitions of Social Roles in the Hospital Population: The Family Model; Chapter 6: Deferred Hopes: The psychiatric attendants; Chapter 7: Mistaken Identities: The psychiatric nurses; Postface; Bibliography; Index.

Language: English

Pages: 324

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: University Press of America

Release: November 08, 1995

ISBN: 076180093X

ISBN 13: 9780761800934

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