Eating drugs: psychopharmaceutical pluralism in india
Auteur :
Ecks, Stefan
Éditeur :
New York University Press
ISBN :
9780814724767
Date de publication :
29 nov. 2013
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
499 g
Format :
B315
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
A Hindu monk in Calcutta refuses to take his psychotropic medications. His psychiatrist explains that just as his body needs food, the drugs are nutrition for his starved mind. Does it matter how - or whether - patients understand their prescribed drugs? This book illuminates how biomedical, Ayurvedic, and homeopathic treatments are used in India.