Outside the asylum : a memoir of war, disaster and humanitarian psychiatry
Jones, Lynne2017
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What happens if the psychiatric hospital in which you have lived for 10 years is bombed and all the staff run away? What is it like to be a 12-year-old and see all your family killed in front of you? Is it true that almost everyone caught up in a disaster is likely to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder? What can mental health professionals do to help? How does one stay neutral and impartial in the face of genocide? Why would a doctor support military intervention? This book is Lynne Jones's personal exploration of humanitarian psychiatry and the changing world of international relief; a memoir of more than 25 years as a practising psychiatrist in war and disaster zones around the world.
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London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2017.London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2017.
Collation:
xvi, 347 pages ; 24 cm
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781474605748 (hbk)
Dewey class:
361.74
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English
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BRN:
1749953