EAAS 3844: Culture, Mental Health, and Healing in East Asia

Collects entries by scholars who explore the culture of mental illness from the non-clinical perspectives of sociology, history, psychology, epidemiology, economics, public health policy, and finally, the mental health patients themselves. Key themes include Cultural Comparisons of Mental Health Disorders; Cultural Sociology of Mental Illness Around the World; Economics; Epidemiology; Mental Health Practitioners; Non-Drug Treatments; Patient, the Psychiatry, and Psychology; Psychiatry and Space; Psychopharmacology; Public Policy; Social History; and Sociology. Introduction, a thematic Reader's Guide, a Glossary, and a Resource Guide to Key Books, Journals, and Associations and their web sites enhance the text. A chronology places the cultural sociology of mental illness in historical context.

Includes a thorough survey of the history of Chinese philosophy; entries on all major thinkers from Confucius to Mou Zongsan; essential topics such as aesthetics, moral philosophy, philosophy of government, and philosophy of literature; surveys of Confucianism in all historical periods (Zhou, Han, Tang, and onward) and in key regions outside China; schools of thought such as Mohism, Legalism, and Chinese Buddhism; trends in contemporary Chinese philosophy, and more.

Covers entries related to disability in an A to Z format, including a reader's guide, comprehensive bibliography and index as well as a wealth of primary source documents in the field of disability, from photographs to correspondence to excerpts from movie scripts and more.

This volume represent a thorough overview of the psychology of "racial, ethnic and minority issues" and covers the breadth of psychology viewed through the lens of the racial and ethnic minority experience. Coverage includes contributions from all the major areas including: social; developmental; methodological; clinical; industrial/organizational; health; educational; and school and family psychology.

This two-volume, accessible resource covers a large spectrum of areas of psychology, including: notable people, theories and terms; landmark case studies and experiments; primary source materials; and more.