Social determinants of mental health / edited by Michael T. Compton, M.D., M.P.H., Ruth S. Shim, M.D., M.P.H.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Compton, Michael T., editor.

Shim, Ruth S., 1977- editor.

American Psychiatric Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental health--United States.

Mental health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 p.) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : American Psychiatric Publishing, a division of American Psychiatric Association, 2015.

Language Note:

English.

Summary:

The book provides a foundation of knowledge on the social and environmental underpinnings of mental health and mental illnesses for clinical and policy decision making, with a goal to improve the mental health of individuals across diverse communities and the mental health of the nation.

Contents:

Overview of the social determinants of mental health / Ruth S. Shim [and 5 others]

Discrimination / Jane A. Rafferty, Jamie M. Abelson, Kimson Bryant, and James S. Jackson

Adverse early life experiences / Carol Koplan and Anna Chard

Poor education / Rebecca A. Powers

Unemployment, underemployment, and job insecurity / Brian S. McGregor and Kisha B. Holden

Economic inequality, poverty, and neighborhood deprivation / Marc W. Manseau

Food insecurity / Michael T. Compton

Poor housing quality and housing instability / Shakira F. Suglia, Earle Chambers, and Megan T. Sandel

Adverse features of the built environment / Lynn C. Todman and Christopher S. Holliday

Poor access to health care / Benjamin G. Druss, Ruth S. Shim, and Frederick J.P Langheim

A call to action : addressing the social determinants of mental health / David Satcher and Ruth S. Shim.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61537-847-2

1-58562-517-5

OCLC:

1122453460