How the symptoms and causes of women's emotional distress and psychiatric illnesses are perceived and treated by both biomedical practitioners and folk healers in Puerto Rico lie at the heart of this book. "Women as Healers, Women as Patients" focuses on the ways each type of healer defines health and illness and manages the healer-patient relationship. By combining anthropological, psychological and psychiatric perspectives, the author shows us how suffering and coping are outgrowths of cultural patterning.
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How the symptoms and causes of women's emotional distress and psychiatric illnesses are perceived and treated by both biomedical practitioners and folk healers in Puerto Rico lie at the heart of this book. "Women as Healers, Women as Patients" focuses on the ways each type of healer defines health and illness and manages the healer-patient relationship. By combining anthropological, psychological and psychiatric perspectives, the author shows us how suffering and coping are outgrowths of cultural patterning.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 500grams, ISBN: 0813383218.
