Find resources on the psychological aspects of medical practices, as well as such related areas as psychiatry, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology and sociology.
Covers anthropology, archaeology, and related interdisciplinary research, including core periodical and lesser-known journals from the early 19th century to today.
Overview of the key themes in medical anthropology, including case studies reflecting the diverse cultural contexts in which people experience health, illness, and healing.
Presents basic biological information on specific conditions and then expands analysis to include evolutionary, historical, and cross-cultural perspectives on how these issues are understood.
Theoretical, methodological, and practical perspectives in the field, with case studies from cross-cultural clinical encounters to cultural analysis of new biomedical technologies to the impact of structural violence on health.
Outlines the history, concepts, research findings and recent controversies, including transcultural psychiatry, anthropology of the body, alcohol and drug use, traditional healers, childbirth and international health issues.
Found in 1967, the Society for Medical Anthropology is an international organization that produces new understandings of health, disease, illness, treatment, and care.