Mental health in China and the Chinese diaspora : historical and cultural perspectives / / Harry Minas, editor

• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 251 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 362.20951
• Soggetto topico: Mental health - China; Mental health policy - China; Chinese diaspora; Salut mental; Política sanitària; Etnopsicologia
• Soggetto geografico: Xina
• Soggetto genere / forma: Llibres electrònics
• Persona (resp. second.): MinasI. H (I. Harry)
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgement -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Mental Health System Development in China -- Mental Health of the Chinese Diaspora -- Structure of the Book -- References -- Part I: Mental Health in China -- Chapter 2: Madness in Late Imperial China: Law, Medicine, and Ritual -- Law, Policies, and Society -- Medical Understandings of Madness: Fire and Phlegm -- Emotions and "Constraint" -- Ghosts and Ritual Therapies -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Psychiatry in Republican China -- Condition of Madness and Mental Health in General -- Uneven Development of Psychiatry -- Psychiatrists and Their Multiple Roles -- Developers of Medical Science -- Providers of Mental Health Services -- Experts of the Technologies of the Self -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Mental Health and Psychiatry During the Maoist Era: 1949-1976 -- Major Historical Developments -- Professional Growth -- Major Approaches to Mental Illness -- The 1958 Conference -- The Cultural Revolution -- Epidemiology -- General Characteristics -- Schizophrenia -- Neurasthenia -- Institutionalized Treatments -- Hospitalization -- Western and Soviet Approaches -- Speedy Synthetic Therapy -- Mental Health Through a Chinese Cultural Lens -- Traditional Chinese Medical Approaches -- Culture-Bound Syndromes -- The Social and Political Characteristics of Psychiatry -- Political Approach to Mental Illness -- Political Abuse of Psychiatry -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Psychiatry and Mental Health in Post-reform China -- From Rehabilitation to Crisis -- Formation of the Public Mental Health Reform -- Psycho-Boom: A Parallel Development -- The Mental Health Law and Its Aftermath -- Epilogue: Challenges and Prospects -- References -- Chapter 6: From Means to Goal: A History of Mental Health in Hong Kong from 1850 to 1960. ; Violent Sailors and Suicidal Chinese -- Temporary Deposition of the Insane in Gaol and Tung Wah Hospital -- Reform of Tung Wah Hospital -- Politics of Repatriation -- Criminal or Insane? -- Psychiatric Knowledge and Its Practicality -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: From the Kerr Asylum to the Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University -- Introduction -- The First Period: The Rise of Psychiatric Hospital (1898-1950s) -- The Second Period: Stagnant Development of the Psychiatric Hospital (1960s-1970s) -- The Third Period: The Rapid Development of the Psychiatric Hospital (1980s-1990s) -- The Fourth Period: The Co-development of the Hospital and the Community (Since the 2000s Onward) -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: China's Mental Health Law -- Introduction -- Development of the Law -- The Content of the Law -- General Provisions -- Psychological Health Promotion and Mental Disorder Prevention -- Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders -- Rehabilitation of Mental Disorders -- Safeguards -- Legal Liability -- Implementation Issues -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: The National Mental Health Work Plan 2015-2020 -- Mental Health System Development in China 1949-2015 -- Structure and Content of the National Mental Health Work Plan -- Background -- General Requirements -- Strategies and Measures -- Enforcement -- Supervision and Evaluation -- Does the Plan Address All Relevant Aspects of Mental Health Systems? -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 10: The Rise of the Therapeutic in Contemporary China -- The Notion of Therapy -- Therapeutic Governance -- Therapy and Subjectivity -- Psychologization -- Therapeutic Economy -- Therapeutic Consumption and Ecopsychology -- Therapeutic Lifestyles: Self-Preservation and Self-Therapy -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Mental Health in the Chinese Diaspora. ; Chapter 11: The Overseas Chinese Communities in Southeast Asia and the Pacific -- Introduction -- Major Types of Emigrations from China -- The Chinese in Southeast Asia and the Pacific -- Indonesia -- Malaysia -- Philippines -- United States -- Canada -- Australia -- The Size and Distribution of the Overseas Chinese Populations -- Characteristics of Countries with the Largest Numbers of Overseas Chinese -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: Mental Health Issues Among Chinese Communities in Malaysia: A Cultural and Historical Approach -- History of the Chinese in Malaysia -- Unique Ecology and Diversities Within the Chinese Community -- Education System -- Language and Dialect Diversity -- Cultural and Religious Practice -- Sociopolitical Status -- Mental Health Protective Factors in the Chinese Community -- Mental Health Challenges Experienced by the Chinese Community -- Children: Pressures for Achievement -- Adolescents: Pressures from Authoritarian Parents -- Adults: Family Differentiation Versus Lineage -- Older Adults: Somatic Complaints and Empty Nest Syndrome -- Gaps in Mental Health Services -- Stigma Toward Mental Health Issues -- Cost-Benefit Concerns -- Lack of Multilingual and Culturally Sensitive Mental Health Services -- Uneven Distribution of Mental Health Services -- Suggestions for Future Mental Health Services -- Contextualizing Mental Health Theories and Paradigms -- Enhancing Multicultural Competency and Literacy in Mental Health Professional Training Program -- Cultivating the Next Generation of Chinese Service Providers -- Building a Chinese-Friendly Society Through Advocacy and Public Policy -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 13: The Contentious Social Positions of People of Chinese Descent in Indonesia -- Chinese Migration to the Archipelago -- The Indonesian Revolution, 1945-1949 -- The Sukarno Era, 1950-1965. ; Suharto's New Order, 1966-1998 -- The Fall of Suharto and Reformasi -- The Mental Health Status of the Ethnic Chinese in Indonesia -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 14: Social Boundaries and the Mental Health of the Lannang: Ethnic Chinese in the Philippines -- Analytical Framework and Methodology -- A Linguistic Note -- Being Chinese: tiong kok lang -- Being Filial: yuhaolang -- Being Male: Tapolang -- Being a Person with a Sense of Shame: bin -- Being Lannang vs Being huan -- Language and Mental Health -- Le and Multiple Cultural Pathways -- References -- Chapter 15: Mental Health of Chinese in Canada -- Historical and Social Contexts -- General Epidemiology and Determinants of Mental Health -- Group-Specific Epidemiology and Determinants of Mental Health -- Older Chinese Immigrants -- Children and Youth -- Utilization of Mental Health-Care Service -- Barriers to Mental Health-Care Services -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 16: Mental Health of Chinese Immigrants in Australia -- Chinese Migration to Australia -- Chinese and Australian Culture -- Acculturation -- Culture and Psychopathology -- Prevalence of Mental Disorders -- Mental Health Determinants -- Suicide and Self-Harm -- Help-Seeking -- Pathways to Care -- Mental Health Service Utilisation -- Politics, Migration and Mental Health -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Mental health in China and the Chinese diaspora
• ISBN: 3-030-65161-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910484977303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: International and cultural psychology series.