Reimagining Psychiatric Epidemiology in a Global Frame: Toward A Social and Conceptual History (Rochester Studies in Medical History) (EPUB)

A Historical Examination of Psychiatric Epidemiology: A Tapestry of Global Perspectives

In this groundbreaking volume, the field of psychiatric epidemiology takes center stage, revealing its profound impact on shaping health policies and campaigns worldwide. This comprehensive exploration traces the evolution of the discipline and its utilization as a tool for social engineering and reform.

Conceptual and Social Lenses

The history of psychiatric epidemiology is illuminated through a dual lens – conceptual and social. This approach unveils the complex interplay between theoretical frameworks and the societal forces that drive their development.

Multiple Narratives and Global Impact

Unlike the relatively homogeneous disciplines of cardiovascular disease and cancer epidemiology, psychiatric epidemiology has evolved into a tapestry of diverse approaches. Multiple intellectual questions, political strategies, and cultural influences have shaped the field, resulting in a plurality of methodologies and objectives.

Transnational Circulation and Influence

The global development of psychiatric epidemiology has been far from uniform, exhibiting distinct regional trajectories. However, the transnational circulation of concepts, techniques, and expertise has exerted a profound influence, fostering cross-fertilization and selective adoption across continents.

Case Studies and Multidisciplinary Perspectives

Leading historians, anthropologists, and psychiatrists contribute case studies that delve into the complexities of psychiatric epidemiology in Brazil, Nigeria, Senegal, India, Taiwan, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada, along with multicountry networks. These multifaceted accounts provide a rich tapestry of perspectives.

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction by Anne M. Lovell and Gerald M. Oppenheimer

Part One: Constructing Mental Health Utopias and Dystopias with Epidemiology

• From Epidemics of Terror to Landscapes of Fear: Psychiatric Epidemiology and the Psychological Reconstruction of Post-War Britain by Rhodri Hayward
• Self-Participatory Surveillance: The Hisayama Study on Dementia in Japan by Junko Kitanaka
• A Local Epistemic History of Psychiatric Epidemiology in Brazil: Pathways of Divergence from Global Epidemiology by Naomar Almeida-Filho

Part Two: Troubling the Boundaries of Psychiatric Epidemiology

• When Risk Factor Epidemiology Met Mental Health: The Narrative of Cardiovascular Disease and the Type A Personality Pattern by Gerald M. Oppenheimer and Richard Neugebauer
• The First Epidemiological Studies in the Transcultural Psychiatry Section at McGill University by Emmanuel Delille

Part Three: De-centering Psychiatric Epidemiology in a Postcolonial World

• Of Fairies, Robots, Witches, and Zombies: Conceptualizing a History of Cross-Cultural Psychiatric Epidemiology in Nigeria by Matthew M. Heaton
• Bringing Psychiatric Epidemiology to a Senegalese “Living Laboratory”: Knowledge-Production and Erasure in the Interstices of Science by Anne M. Lovell
• The Evolution of Community Epidemiological Studies in India: A Subaltern Critique by Pratap Sharan, Ananya Mahapatra, Debjani Das, and Alok Sarin
• Taming the Tropics with Numbers: The Origins of Psychiatric Epidemiology in Colonial Taiwan by Harry Yi-Jui Wu

Selected Bibliography

Contributors

Index