Forensic psychiatry is the discipline which distinguishes the 'mad' from the 'bad', but are its values inherently racist? Why are individuals from non-Western backgrounds over ...

People from ethnic minorities are overrepresented in secure psychiatric care, and have been reported to receive differential treatment from staff. It has been suggested that ...

Investigating the impact of racism (both conscious and unconscious) in mental health settings, this book covers individual clinical encounters and the broader picture of ...

In this classic text the authors examine the links between racism, psychological ill health and inadequate treatment of ethnic minorities. Through a series of case studies they ...

Offers a range of accounts of how people in ethnic minority groups perceive and manage their illnesses. Illnesses discussed include: sickle-cell disorder, mental illness ...

Provides an annotated bibliography of recent important papers which describe research on mental health of minority ethnic groups in the U. K.

This book offers practical advice on the role that cultural factors play in the way psychiatric symptoms are presented to clinicians.

Explores how and why black and minority communities lack confidence in mental health services, and makes specific practical suggestions for changing the situation.