Forensic Psychiatry, Race and Culture

This work asserts that the values of forensic psychiatry are rooted firmly in ethnocentric Western culture. It traces the growth of a system in which non-confor... » 

This work asserts that the values of forensic psychiatry are rooted firmly in ethnocentric Western culture. It traces the growth of a system in which non-conformity to the prevailing cultural norms risks alienation and diagnosis of mental disorder. «