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I have many people to thank on the long road towards the completion of this book, a large number of whom, being participants in this study, must sadly remain unnamed. However, those to whom I can give public thanks include my doctoral supervisor Dr Roger Green of the University of Hertfordshire, whose methodological incisiveness and acerbic wit served to pull me back onto the right track when faced with a jungle of enticing alternative paths. Many thanks also to Dr Lau Kim Kah who provided additional supervisory expertise and held the key to many an otherwise locked vault of hidden knowledge. Mick Bowman of the Sarawak Mental Health Association offered numerous invaluable insights into psychiatric care in the region. My long-suffering comrades Gabriel Chong and Dr Hew Cheng Sim ironed out logistical problems more than once with their practical know-how. My three final-year social work students Chan Soak Fong, Pek Wooi Ling and Jessing Ak Awos supplied able assistance through their professional translation skills and enthusiasm for the study. Thanks are additionally due to Dr Ann Appleton who kindly assisted me to update my knowledge in 2009 when other sources ran dry. Further thanks are due to Professor Shula Ramon in her capacity as critical friend. Finally, great debts of gratitude are owed to my late spouse and raconteur par excellence Professor Jack Crabtree for his consistent faith and keen editorial eye; and to my husband Professor Jonathan Parker for taking up the mantle of academic mentor, advisor and faithful helpmate. Finally, I would like to thank and commend my publisher David Whiting for all his advice and support.