[Buddha-l] monks and trauma

[Dan Lusthaus]

Dear Laura,

Back in Feb. 2007, Justin Whitaker posted the following on H-Buddhism re:
"mental illness and Buddhism", which may be helpful:

1.      Ruwanpura E, Mercer SW, Ager A and Duveen G. Cultural and
spiritual constructions of mental distress and associated coping
mechanisms of Tibetans in exile: implications for western
interventions. J Ref. Studies 2006, 19: 187-202

2.      Mercer SW, Ager A and Ruwanpura E. Psychosocial distress of
Tibetans in exile: integrating western interventions with traditional
beliefs and practice. Social Science and Medicine 2005, 60 (1), 179-189

3.     2000.  Jacobson, Eric Emil. Situated knowledge in classical
Tibetan medicine: Psychiatric aspects. PhD. Harvard University, 2000,
687 pages AAT 9988621 (it's mostly about affective and anxiety
disorders but has some discussion of psychotic disorders.)

4.   1997.  Bonnie Pasqualoni.  The Art of Healing: A Tibetan Buddhist
Perspective.
http://www.dharma-haven.org/tibetan/tibetan-art-of-
healing.htm#Tibetan%20Art%20of%20Healing

5.   A very large bibliography of Tibetan Medicine:
http://asianmedcom.site.securepod.com/research/tibet/projects/page7.htm

Dan Lusthaus