Cecil G. Helman
Ashgate
Hardback
580
2008
This volume includes key research articles on the history, concepts, research findings and recent controversies in the field of medical anthropology. Papers are included on topics such as transcultural psychiatry, food and nutrition, anthropology of the body, alcohol and drug use, traditional healers, childbirth and bereavement and the applications of medical anthropology to international health issues, such as the HIV/AIDS pandemic, malaria prevention and family planning.