Comparative Psychiatry: The International and Intercultural Distribution of Mental Illness (Monographien aus dem Gesamtgebiete der Psychiatrie, 28)

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. Front Matter....Pages I-IX Introduction....Pages 1-21 Comparability of Official Sources of Data....Pages 22-40 Comparability of Special Survey Technique Findings....Pages 41-62 Schizophrenia....Pages 63-90 The Acute Reactive Psychoses....Pages 91-114 The Affective Disorders....Pages 115-146 Suicide and Parasuicide....Pages 147-177 Disorders Associated With Alcohol and Other Drugs....Pages 178-207 Psychosomatic Disorders....Pages 208-241 Neuroses and Other Minor Disorders....Pages 242-278 Mental Health in Global Perspective....Pages 279-296 Back Matter....Pages 297-315