Books by Dinesh Bhugra

Edited by pioneers in social psychiatry and cultural psychiatry, this resource discusses the challenges of managing mental health and psychiatric disorders in urban areas.

Culture and Self-Harm considers the factors that attribute to the increased rate of self-harm and suicide among south Asians in London. It offers a new preventative strategy that will be of great interest and use to all mental health

Investigates how mental illness is portrayed in Hindi cinema. This book examines attitudes towards mental illness in Indian culture, how they are reflected in Hindi films, and how culture has influenced the portrayal of the psychoses. It is of interest to psychiatrists, mental health professionals, and students of media and cultural studies.