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Cultural Psychiatry series, Lecture 12 – The Future of Cultural Psychiatry

What are the forthcoming tasks for cultural psychiatry? How do we complement the focus on the biological individual with an interactional view of human problems?

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May 15, 2013 at 5:39 pm


Cultural Psychiatry series, Lecture 10 – Healing, Ritual and Psychotherapy, part 2

Dr. Kirmayer discusses what is psychotherapy, psychotherapy as narrative processes, modes of narration, and cultural concepts of the person.

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May 15, 2013 at 5:39 pm


Cultural Psychiatry series, Lecture 4 – Trance, Possession and Dissociation in Cultural Psychiatry, part 2

Dr. Kirmayer discusses pathological dissociation and symptoms shaping.

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May 15, 2013 at 5:39 pm


Cultural Psychiatry series, Lecture 4 – Trance, Possession and Dissociation in Cultural Psychiatry, part 1

Dr. Kirmayer discusses varieties of trance and possession and looks at the history of culture-bounds syndromes in psychiatry.

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May 15, 2013 at 5:39 pm


Cultural Psychiatry series, Lecture 10 – Healing, Ritual and Psychotherapy, part 1

Dr. Laurence Kirmayer looks at universal aspects of healing, healing traditions in different cultures and the role of emotion and catharsis in healing.

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April 17, 2013 at 1:06 pm


Cultural Psychiatry series, Lecture 9 – The Mental Health of Indigenous Peoples, part 2

Dr. Laurence Kirmayer discusses the role cultural continuity plays in mental health. He also discusses resilience and the concept of the ecocentric self.

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April 17, 2013 at 1:04 pm


Cultural Psychiatry series, Lecture 9 – The Mental Health of Indigenous Peoples, part 1

Dr. Laurence Kirmayer discusses the impacts of colonization on health, and identity, adaptation and the problem of suicide in indigenous populations.

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April 17, 2013 at 1:03 pm


Cultural Psychiatry series, Lecture 8 – Rethinking migrant and refugee children

Dr. Cecile Rousseau discusses her research and work with migrant children. She speaks about the challenges of globalization, its impact on children and the implications it has on services.

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April 15, 2013 at 1:09 pm


Cultural Psychiatry series, Lecture 7 – Culture and Psychoses, part 2

Dr. Constantin Tranulis continues the discussion on culture and psychosis with an emphasis on research possibilities in this field.

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April 15, 2013 at 12:50 pm


Cultural Psychiatry series, Lecture 7 – Culture and Psychoses, part 1

Dr. Eric Jarvis compares how different countries treat different aspects of psychosis, particularly in immigrant and migrant groups. He also looks at the clinical and global implications of culture.

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April 15, 2013 at 12:50 pm