Cultural Diversity, Mental Health and Psychiatry

The Struggle Against Racism

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by Suman Fernando

Routledge

Due/Published June 2003, 240 pages, paper

ISBN 1583912533

According to the National Service Framework for mental health published by the Department of Health in 1999, black and minority ethnic communities have little confidence in mental health services. Cultural Diversity, Mental Health and Psychiatry explores how and why this situation has come about, and makes specific, practical suggestions for changing the status quo. In hiscritical analysis, Suman Fernando reflects on the current situation in light of his own personal experience, academic research and anecdotal reports. He weaves together themes of importance for the future of psychiatry and mental health services in a multi-cultural setting. The book explores the nature of racism and its permeation into mental health services; the inside story of the struggle against racism in statutory and voluntary sectors of the mental health system; and the history of psychiatry and the role of spirituality, holistic thinking, psychotherapy and Asian traditions of medicine.

Contents

Background, Racism and Cultural Diversity
Nature of Racism
Modern Racism
Racism and Health Services
Racism in Europe
Multiculturalism, Racism and Ethnicity
Racial and Cultural Identity
Ethnic Issues in Mental Health
Schizophrenia
Psychotherapy and Counseling
Psychiatric Research
British Research