Disturbing spirits : mental illness, trauma, and treatment in modern Syria and Lebanon

Disturbing spirits : mental illness, trauma, and treatment in modern Syria and Lebanon / Beverly A. Tsacoyianis.

"This book investigates the psychological toll of conflict in the Middle East during the twentieth century, including discussion of how spiritual and religious frameworks influence practice and theory. The concept of mental health treatment in war-torn Middle Eastern nations is painfully unders...

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Main Author: Tsacoyianis, Beverly A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Mental illness > Syria > History.
Mental illness > Lebanon > History.
Mental illness > Treatment > Syria.
Mental illness > Treatment > Lebanon.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Vernacular healing in Greater Syria
  • The origins of Greater Syrian medical institutions
  • Medical missionaries and the Lebanon Mental Hospital, 1899-1983
  • Secular healing and Ibn Sina Mental Hospital, 1922-2018
  • Literature, Civil War, and (Ef)facing Syrian and Lebanese history
  • Conclusion: On pain, surviving, coping, and healing.

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