Sanity and sanctity: mental health work among the ultra-orthodox in Jerusalem
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Main Author: Greenberg, David (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven Yale University Press c2001
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-382) and index
Ultra-orthodox Jews in Jerusalem are isolated from the secular community that surrounds them not only physically but by their dress, behaviours, and beliefs. Their relationship with secular society is characterised by social, religious, and political tensions. The differences between the ultra-orthodox and secular often pose special difficulties for psychiatrists who attempt to deal with their needs. In this book, two Western-trained psychiatrists discuss their mental health work with this community over the past two decades
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (x, 389 p.)
ISBN:0300071914
0300131992
9780300071917
9780300131994

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