This book offers something new in the history of psychiatry. Within a transnational research framework, it presents original historical case studies and conceptual reflections on comparative and related methodologies. Systematic comparison and transfer studies as well as aspects of entangled history are employed in relation to themes such as different cultural meanings pertaining to the same term; transfer of treatment practices and institutional regimes; localised practices and (re)-emerging forms of patient care; circulation of early anti-psychiatrists' views; impact of war and politics on patients' welfare and on psychiatric discourse; and, diversification of psychotherapeutic and physical practices. The book includes chapters on the history and historiography of psychiatry and psychotherapy in different geo-cultural regions in South America, Asia, the Pacific and Europe. The contributors present multilayered interpretations, emphasising commonalities and interconnections as well as contrasts and discontinuities. With its wide-ranging geographical focus and attention to conceptual issues, this collection will assist to integrate and reconfigure the historiography of psychiatry.

Containing 20 case studies of the most typical disorders, this supplement for an Abnormal Psychology course can also be used as a primary text. Each case study thoroughly covers the etiology, treatment method and outcome of each ``patient''. Current symptoms, developmental patterns, comprehensive and detailed information are included along with concise discussions on the latest research. New information on the frequency and distribution of each disorder has been added. Revised discussions at the end of each case study have also been introduced to reflect changes in the research literature.

Portraying the nature of disorders as they manifest in real people, this book illustrates major DSM-IV categories, followed by therapy outcome sections. It emphasizes the multiple causes of disorders, and incorporates developmental and cultural issues in each case. It includes a case on Anorexia Nervosa, reflecting the prevalence of this disorder.