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Of spirits and madness an american psychiatrist in africa linde paul on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers of spirits and madness an american psychiatrist in africa. Lindes of spirits and madness an american psychiatrist in africa is this new centurys version of the earlier book the author recounts 11 vignettes of patients seen at a psychiatric hospital in harare zimbabwe the hospital is understaffed and undersupplied the staff labors under difficult conditions. Lindes of spirits and madness an american psychiatrist in africa is this new centurys version of the earlier book the author recounts 11 vignettes of patients seen at a psychiatric hospital in harare zimbabwe the hospital is understaffed and undersupplied the staff labors under difficult conditions. A memoir about an american psychiatrist who takes a year out of his career working in a busy ae in san fransisco to work in a disadvantaged zimbabwe hospital linde focuses each chapter on a different patient he encountered and shows what a strong effect culture plays in the presentation and treatment of patients. Of spirit and madness an american psychiatrist in africa carol c nadelson md linde an emergency psychiatrist at san francisco general hospital spent a year in africa he tells the stories of 11 of his patients representing a range of familiar psychiatric illnesses with very diverse presentations and conditions not entirely