Dr Suman Fernando: 2 books

Cultural Diversity, Mental Health and Psychiatry

The Struggle Against Racism

by Dr Suman Fernando, Suman Fernando
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2004

'Black and minority ethnic communities lack confidence in mental health services', according to the National Service Framework for Mental Health published by the Department of Health in 1999. Cultural Diversity, Mental Health and Psychiatry examines how and why this situation has come about,...

Forensic Psychiatry, Race and Culture

by Dr Suman Fernando, Suman Fernando, David Ndegwa
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2005

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-represented statistically in those diagnosed with schizophrenia and other serious illnesses? The authors argue that the values...