Mental health in the war on terror

Aggarwal, Neil Krishan.

Mental health in the war on terror culture, science, and statecraft / [electronic resource] : Neil Krishan Aggarwal. - New York : Columbia University Press, [2015] - xiii, 214 pages ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-204) and index.

Mental health, culture, and power in the war on terror -- Bioethics and the conduct of mental health professionals in the war on terror -- The meanings of symptoms and services for Guantanamo detainees -- Depictions of Arabs and Muslims in psychodynamic scholarship -- Depictions of suicide bombers in the mental health scholarship -- Knowledge and practice in war on terror deradicalization programs.


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