TY - JOUR
AU1 - Pridmore, Saxby
AB - Australasian Psychiatry • Vol 18, No 6 • December 2010 American victims are inclined to state that something is broken in their mind, while Sri Lankan victims are BOOK REVIEW inclined to state that the social and physical environ- ment has been broken, leading to a lack of role and responsibility. This is a powerful chapter in which the careless dis- Crazy like us: the globalization of the crediting of ethnic beliefs and practices are described American psyche. as “ a terrible example of dehumanizing people ” . One Ethan Watters doctor is quoted, “ In many instances these sessions, in which whole communities participated, offered Melbourne: Scribe Publications, 2010 comic relief for the survivors ” . But, the general theme ISBN 9781921640643, pp. 306. $ 35 is that introducing Western treatments for the mental consequences of trauma into other cultures may be I found little on Ethan Watters on the web, other than damaging. he is a journalist who has written earlier books on The third chapter deals with the insertion of the West- mental disorder from a cultural perspective. In the text ern brain based concept of schizophrenia into other he mentions he is married to a 
TI - Crazy Like US: The Globalization of the American Psyche
JF - Australasian Psychiatry
DO - 10.3109/10398562.2010.525649
DA - 2010-12-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/crazy-like-us-the-globalization-of-the-american-psyche-bb2cH4KJBG
SP - 585
EP - 585
VL - 18
IS - 6
DP - DeepDyve
ER -