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Spirits in the Consulting Room
Eight Tales of Healing
By Serge Bouznah and Catherine Lewertowski; Foreword by Jaswant Guzder; Translated by Carmella Abramowitz Moreau
Rutgers University Press
The book shows how trained transcultural mediators help to redress the power imbalance between doctors and the migrants they treat, providing patients with advocates who respect the authority of their experiences. Its groundbreaking insights can be applied to any medical situation where doctors and patients find themselves speaking different languages.
Global Mental Health
Latin America and Spanish-Speaking Populations
Edited by Javier I Escobar
Rutgers University Press
Global Mental Health provides an outline of the field of mental health with a particular focus on Latin America and the Spanish-speaking world. The book details evidence-based approaches being implemented globally and presents ongoing state of the art research on major mental disorders taking place in Latin America.
The Bartonellas and Peruvian Medicine
The Work of Alberto Leonardo Barton
Rutgers University Press, Rutgers University Press Medicine
The Bartonellas and Peruvian Medicine explores the events surrounding the discovery of the etio-pathogenic agent of the Oroya Fever by Dr. Alberto Barton. The book recounts Barton’s persistent work against skepticism and obstacles imposed by members of Peru’s medical elites, as well as his eventual successful scientific career and the delayed global recognition of his contributions.