Race, culture, and ethnicity in secure psychiatric practice : working with difference / / edited by Charles Kaye and Tony Lingiah

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910817632403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, c2000
• ISBN: 1-84642-692-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 284 p. : ill
• Collana: Forensic focus ; ; 13
• Altri autori (Persone): KayeCharles <1939->; LingiahTony
• Disciplina: 616.89
• Soggetti: Mentally ill prisoners; Psychiatry, Transcultural
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Race, Culture and Ethnicity in Secure Psychiatric Practice -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Part I Structures and power -- 1 Difference described -- 2 Mental Health in Black and Ethnic Minorities: An Epidemiological Perspective -- 3 'Race', Criminality and Forensic Psychiatry: A Historical Perspective -- 4 Differences in Ritual and Culture -- 5 Racism and the Expression of Identity in Special Hospitals -- 6 Experiences in France and England: A Patient's Perspective -- Part II Seeking a Better Balance -- 7 Developing a Mental Health Service for Ethnic Minorities -- 8 Supporting Black Patients in Secure Care: Legal Representation -- 9 Change and Progress - the Right Pace? -- Part III Clinical Perspectives -- 10 Fair Treatment for Black Patients in Secure Care -- 12 Providing Clinical Care for Black Patients in Forensic Psychiatry -- 13 Black Staff and their Experience at Work -- 14 Black Women Patients in the Forensic Service -- 15 Asian Women and Community Care: 'Asian Khavateen' -- Part IV Effecting Change -- 16 Making Policy Work -- 17 Measuring Progress and Improving Quality -- 18 Translating a Vision into Reality: Broadmoor's Partnership with ACMHA -- 19 Meeting the Spiritual Needs of Muslim Patients -- 20 The Experience of Being a Black Patient -- 21 Awareness and Change: A Training Initiative at Broadmoor Hospital -- 22 Progress in Broadmoor Hospital -- References -- Contributors -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: The book provides essential information and analysis which exposes society's view of minorities and the influence these views may have on care professionals working in psychiatric and criminal justice systems. It suggests practical steps for improvement to ensure a more equitable and culturally sensitive service provision.