Social Psychiatry across Cultures: Studies from North America, Asia, Europe, and Africa

Introduction. Studies across Cultures: Mentally Disturbed Patients in Nigeria: Problems and Prospects of Proper Rehabilitation; A.I. Odebiyi, R.O. Ogedenbe. Alcoholism in Czechoslovakia in the Last 30 Years: A Neglected Burden for the Reformers; M. Butora. Psychoemotional Responses to Existing Social Systems in Tribal Populations in India; H.N. Mookherjee, S. Manna. The Amish Lifestyle in an Era of Rapid Social Change; J. Savells. Reciprocity and Support Housing Environments; S.P. Segal, J. Holschuh. Stratification Studies: Ethnicity, Social Status, and Psychiatric Disorder in the Epidemiologic Catchment Area Survey; C.E. Holzer, et al. Sex Differences in the Relationship between Social Support and Mental Health; P.C. Meyer. Urban/Rural Differences in the Structure and Consequences of Social Support; S.T. Ortega, D.R. Johnson. Cultural Specificity and Universality: Afro-Surinamese Ethnopsychiatry: A Transcultural Approach; C.J. Wooding. Family Type, Birth Order, and Gender of Mexican Children in Psychological Treatment; H.W. Martin, et al. Protective Factors for Drug Abuse: A Prospectus for a Japanese-U.S. Epidemiologic Study; R.K. Price, et al. Conclusion: Crosscultural Perspective in Social Psychiatry. Index.