Madness, fear, and control in Bangladesh: Clashing bodies of power/knowledge

Medical Anthropology Quarterly

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 357-375

  Wilce, Jim ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Globalization; Power; Psychiatric discourse; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEAR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PSYCHIATRY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL CONTROL; VIDEORECORDING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BANGLADESH; FEAR; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 16544384707     PISSN: 07455194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/maq.2004.18.3.357     Document Type: Review

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