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Of Spirits & Madness: An American Psychiatrist in Africa

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In Of Spirits & Madness, psychiatrist Paul R. Linde recounts his year working in the psychiatric unit of Harare Central Hospital in Zimbabwe. He encounters a broad mix of patients suffering not only from biological and psychological conditions — schizophrenia, depression, AIDS-related dementia — but also those whose ailments are interpreted locally in terms of spirits, witchcraft, or other supernatural forces. Linde must navigate not only illness and diagnosis, but also cultural belief systems, limited medical resources, and ethical dilemmas.

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616 89L743

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New York (U.S.) : McGraw-Hill., 2001

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English

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0071407995

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616 89L743

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unmediated

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1st edition

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The main subject of Of Spirits & Madness: An Ameri

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