As a consequence of rapid economic progress and increasing life expectancy in East Asian societies such as mainland China and Hong Kong, more attention is being paid by their governments, the media and the academy to mental illness and dementia. While clinical research on mental illness and dementia in Chinese societies acknowledges the importance of culture in shaping people s experiences of these illnesses, how Chinese culture shapes people s understandings of and responses to mental illness and dementia has yet to be interrogated to any depth. Mental Illness and Family Care-giving in...
As a consequence of rapid economic progress and increasing life expectancy in East Asian societies such as mainland China and Hong Kong, more atten...
Addiction to illicit drugs is a pressing social concern across greater China, where there are likely several million drug addicts at present. This research breaks new ground by examining Chinese people's stories of drug addiction.
Chinese Stories of Drug Addiction systematically evaluates how drug addiction is represented and constructed in a series of contemporary life stories and filmic stories from mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. These stories recount experiences leading up to and during drug addiction, as well as experiences during drug rehabilitation and...
Addiction to illicit drugs is a pressing social concern across greater China, where there are likely several million drug addicts at present. This ...
