Psychiatric Encounters: Madness and Modernity in Yucatan, Mexico

by Beatriz M. Reyes-Foster

Book Overview

Psychiatric Encounters presents an intimate portrait of a public inpatient psychiatric facility in the Southeastern state of Yucatan, Mexico. The book explores the experiences of patients and psychiatrists as they navigate the challenges of public psychiatric care in Mexico. While international reports condemning conditions in Mexican psychiatric institutions abound, Psychiatric Encounters considers the large- and small-scale obstacles to quality...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813594855
• ISBN13: 9780813594859
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher