Culture, Health and Illness. An Introduction for Health Professionals

Content: 
Dedication, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface to the second edition, Pages v-vii
Preface to the first edition, Page viii
Chapter 1 - Introduction: the scope of medical anthropology, Pages 1-10
Chapter 2 - Cultural definitions of anatomy and physiology, Pages 11-30
Chapter 3 - Diet and nutrition, Pages 31-53
Chapter 4 - Caring and curing: the sectors of health care, Pages 54-85
Chapter 5 - Doctor—patient interactions, Pages 86-126
Chapter 6 - Gender and reproduction, Pages 127-157
Chapter 7 - Pain and culture, Pages 158-169
Chapter 8 - Culture and pharmacology, Pages 170-191
Chapter 9 - Ritual and the management of misfortune, Pages 192-213
Chapter 10 - Cross-cultural psychiatry, Pages 214-248
Chapter 11 - Cultural aspects of stress, Pages 249-266
Chapter 12 - Cultural factors in epidemiology, Pages 267-284
APPENDIX - Clinical questionnaires, Pages 285-296
References, Pages 297-317
Index, Pages 319-344