RACE CULTURE AND ETHNICITY IN SEC, Vol. 13
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The book contains black-and-white illustrations. Deborah Garrelts This book is a description of society's view of minorities and the influence these views may have on care professionals working in psychiatric and criminal justice systems. The editors identify and provide suggested techniques and approaches to improve the care and treatment provided by healthcare providers. The purpose is to provide essential information and analysis of society's view of minorities and the influence they have in the care provided in the psychiatric and criminal justice system, and to identify ways to improve care and treatment to individuals of different cultural, ethnic, and religious backgrounds. This is targeted especially for psychiatrists and healthcare professionals. Numerous cultural photographs are included, as are graphs to illustrate the ethnic breakdown of various populations (i.e., with mental illness) and an appendix with multiple Audit Protocols which outline the processes to be taken to respond appropriately to the differing individual, social, cultural, and religious needs of patients. The various chapters are written by individuals experienced in working with minority patients or who have a special interest in the issues relating to ethnic minority patients in the mental health system. This book is useful and timely in light of the need for healthcare professionals to be more sensitive to the diverse patient population that exists today. For psychiatrists and healthcare professionals it is important to be knowledgeable about various cultural and religious beliefs since these factors play an important role in a patient's life and can help practitioners meet the needs of their patients.
Acknowledgements1Difference described112Mental health in black and ethnic minorities: an epidemiological perspective293'Race', criminality and forensic psychiatry: a historical perspective494Differences in ritual and culture555Racism and the expression of identity in special hospitals716Experiences in France and England: a patient's perspective837Developing a mental health service for ethnic minorities938Supporting black patients in secure care: regal representation1019Change and progress - the right pace?11310Fair treatment for black patients in secure care12511Black men in Broadmoor13512Providing clinical care for black patients in forensic psychiatry14713Black staff and their experience at work15214Black women patients in the forensic service16415Asian women and community care: 'Asian khavateen'17316Making policy work18517Measuring progress and improving quality19418Translating a vision into reality: Broadmoor's partnership with ACMHA20519Meeting the spiritual needs of Muslim patients21520The Experience of being a black patient22321Awareness and Change: a training initiative at Broadmoor Hospital22822Progress in Broadmoor Hospital235References255Contributors275Index279
\ Reviewer: Deborah L. Garrelts, MD(Rush University Medical Center)\ Description: This book is a description of society's view of minorities and the influence these views may have on care professionals working in psychiatric and criminal justice systems. The editors identify and provide suggested techniques and approaches to improve the care and treatment provided by healthcare providers.\ Purpose: The purpose is to provide essential information and analysis of society's view of minorities and the influence they have in the care provided in the psychiatric and criminal justice system, and to identify ways to improve care and treatment to individuals of different cultural, ethnic, and religious backgrounds.\ Audience: This is targeted especially for psychiatrists and healthcare professionals.\ Features: Numerous cultural photographs are included, as are graphs to illustrate the ethnic breakdown of various populations (i.e., with mental illness) and an appendix with multiple Audit Protocols which outline the processes to be taken to respond appropriately to the differing individual, social, cultural, and religious needs of patients. The various chapters are written by individuals experienced in working with minority patients or who have a special interest in the issues relating to ethnic minority patients in the mental health system.\ Assessment: This book is useful and timely in light of the need for healthcare professionals to be more sensitive to the diverse patient population that exists today. For psychiatrists and healthcare professionals it is important to be knowledgeable about various cultural and religious beliefs since these factors play an important role in a patient's life and can help practitioners meet the needs of their patients.\ \ \ \ \ Deborah GarreltsThis book is a description of society's view of minorities and the influence these views may have on care professionals working in psychiatric and criminal justice systems. The editors identify and provide suggested techniques and approaches to improve the care and treatment provided by healthcare providers. The purpose is to provide essential information and analysis of society's view of minorities and the influence they have in the care provided in the psychiatric and criminal justice system, and to identify ways to improve care and treatment to individuals of different cultural, ethnic, and religious backgrounds. This is targeted especially for psychiatrists and healthcare professionals. Numerous cultural photographs are included, as are graphs to illustrate the ethnic breakdown of various populations (i.e., with mental illness) and an appendix with multiple Audit Protocols which outline the processes to be taken to respond appropriately to the differing individual, social, cultural, and religious needs of patients. The various chapters are written by individuals experienced in working with minority patients or who have a special interest in the issues relating to ethnic minority patients in the mental health system. This book is useful and timely in light of the need for healthcare professionals to be more sensitive to the diverse patient population that exists today. For psychiatrists and healthcare professionals it is important to be knowledgeable about various cultural and religious beliefs since these factors play an important role in a patient's life and can help practitioners meet the needs of their patients.\ \ \ BooknewsProfessionals from psychiatry, religion, criminal justice, and law and patients themselves explore the intersection of difference among people, psychiatric care, and criminal justice. Considering core issues such as culture, power, difference, and participation, they discuss such topics as mental health in black and ethnic minorities, developing a mental health service for ethnic minorities, black staff and their experience at work, and progress in Broadmoor Hospital. They are all British-based. Distributed in the US by Taylor and Francis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \ \ \ \ 3 Stars from Doody\ \
