Publisher's Synopsis
This text discusses current policies and developments in mental-health care and welfare in China, from both a historical and modern perspective. An empirical study of a Chinese psychiatric hospital is described in detail.;The book covers the historical background to policies and laws that affect mentally ill people in China. It also provides an outline of the differences and similarities between care in China and Western countries. It should be of interest to psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, medical anthropologists, health and social policy specialists and mental-health professionals interested in a cross-cultural perspective.
