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Overview
Psychiatry : Topics covered: cross-national epidemiological and ethnographic research of major and minor psychiatric disorders; culture-bound syndromes and idioms of distress; culture, emotion and social interaction; psychological and symbolic healing; mental health of immigrants and refugees; psychiatric theory and practice as cultural constructions; methods of cross-cultural research.
Terms: Summer 2018
Instructors: Kirmayer, Laurence J (Summer)
Prerequisites: Knowledge of psychiatry and anthropology