Drawing together psyche, soma and spirit: my career in cultural psychiatry.
Transcultural Psychiatry April 1, 2011 DOI: 10.1177/1363461510383179 (opens in new tab)
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| Keywords | Humans Prejudice Career choice Religion and psychology Spirituality Mental disorders Ethnopsychology Anthropology Cultural diversity Holocaust Forecasting Curriculum Faculty, medical Jews England Emigrants and immigrants Mind-body relations, metaphysical |
| Key points | The author describes a career in cultural psychiatry shaped by personal background, with research focused on two areas: cognitive and phenomenological parallels between religious experiences and psychopathological states, and relationships between biomedicine and religious healing in diverse cultural contexts. The article also outlines plans for future research and teaching. |
Abstract
In this article I discuss my career in cultural psychiatry. I begin by examining the influence of my personal background on my interests in cultural psychiatry and religion and health. I then discuss my research, which has focused upon two areas: the cognitive and phenomenological parallels between religious experiences and psychopathological states, and relationships between biomedicine and religious healing in diverse cultural contexts. Finally, I discuss plans for future research and teaching.