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Comparative Psychiatry

The International and Intercultural Distribution of Mental Illness

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  1. Henry B. M. Murphy

    1. Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

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Part of the book series: Monographien aus dem Gesamtgebiete der Psychiatrie (PSYCHIATRIE, volume 28)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-IX
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  2. Introduction

    • Henry B. M. Murphy
    Pages 1-21

  3. Comparability of Official Sources of Data

    • Henry B. M. Murphy
    Pages 22-40

  5. Schizophrenia

    • Henry B. M. Murphy
    Pages 63-90

  6. The Acute Reactive Psychoses

    • Henry B. M. Murphy
    Pages 91-114

  7. The Affective Disorders

    • Henry B. M. Murphy
    Pages 115-146

  8. Suicide and Parasuicide

    • Henry B. M. Murphy
    Pages 147-177

  9. Disorders Associated With Alcohol and Other Drugs

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    Pages 178-207

  10. Psychosomatic Disorders

    • Henry B. M. Murphy
    Pages 208-241

  11. Neuroses and Other Minor Disorders

    • Henry B. M. Murphy
    Pages 242-278

  12. Mental Health in Global Perspective

    • Henry B. M. Murphy
    Pages 279-296

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 297-315
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About this book

Contents: Introduction. - Comparability of Official Sources of Data. - Comparability of Special Survey Technique Findings. - Schizophrenia. - The Acute Reactive Psychoses. - The Affective Disorders. - Suicide and Parasuicide. - Disorders Associated With Alcohol and Other Drugs. - Psychosomatic Disorders. - Neuroses and Other Minor Disorders. - Mental Health in Global Perspective. - Subject Index.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

    Henry B. M. Murphy

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Comparative Psychiatry

  • Book Subtitle: The International and Intercultural Distribution of Mental Illness

  • Authors: Henry B. M. Murphy

  • Series Title: Monographien aus dem Gesamtgebiete der Psychiatrie

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81714-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1982

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-81716-8Published: 01 March 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-81714-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0077-0671

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 315

  • Topics: Psychiatry, Psychotherapy

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