The construction of religious and cultural meaning in Egyptian psychiatric patient charts

This paper explores the use of religious symbols and metaphors in Egyptian psychiatric inpatient charts to portray psychiatric pathology and, by extension, the role that religious symbols play in constructing psychiatric illnesses. This represents a deconstruction of patient charts, assuming that th...

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Main Author: Coker, Elizabeth M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2004
In: Mental health, religion & culture
Year: 2004, Volume: 7, Issue: 4, Pages: 323-347
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