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1. Mad Tales from Bollywood

   Portrayal of Mental Illness in Conventional Hindi Cinema

   By Dinesh Bhugra

   Series: Maudsley Series

   This is the first book to investigate how mental illness is portrayed in Hindi cinema. It examines attitudes towards mental illness in Indian culture, how they are reflected in Hindi films, and how culture has influenced the portrayal of the psychoses. Dinesh Bhugra guides the reader through...

   Published July 19th 2006 by Psychology Press
2. Culture and Self-Harm

   Attempted Suicide in South Asians in London

   By Dinesh Bhugra

   Series: Maudsley Series

   Attempted suicide is a matter of serious public health concern. Culture and Self-Harm considers the factors that may contribute to this increased rate of self-harm and suicide among south Asians in London, which cannot be blamed on migration alone. Cultural pressures that dictate the way stress is...

   Published September 22nd 2004 by Psychology Press
3. Psychiatry and Religion

   Context, Consensus and Controversies

   Edited by Dinesh Bhugra

   The argument of this book is that the divide between psychiatry and religion is an artificial one and that there is much room for understanding the same phenomena from different perspectives. In it thirteen senior mental health professionals and pastoral workers come together to explore what their...

   Published April 16th 1997 by Routledge