A handbook for the study of mental health : social contexts, theories, and systems / edited by Teresa L. Scheid, Tony N. Brown.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Scheid, Teresa L., editor.

Brown, Tony N., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social psychiatry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 714 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The second edition of A Handbook for the Study of Mental Health provides a comprehensive review of the sociology of mental health. Chapters by leading scholars and researchers present an overview of historical, social and institutional frameworks. Part I examines social factors that shape psychiatric diagnosis and the measurement of mental health and illness, theories that explain the definition and treatment of mental disorders and cultural variability. Part II investigates effects of social context, considering class, gender, race and age, and the critical role played by stress, marriage, work and social support. Part III focuses on the organization, delivery and evaluation of mental health services, including the criminalization of mental illness, the challenges posed by HIV, and the importance of stigma. This is a key research reference source that will be useful to both undergraduates and graduate students studying mental health and illness from any number of disciplines.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Part I Approaches to Mental Health and Illness: Conflicting Definitions and Emphases; Part II The Social Context of Mental Health and Illness; Part III Mental Health Systems and Policy; References; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-20591-3

0-511-70053-9

0-511-98494-4

0-511-65850-8

0-511-65664-5

0-511-65579-7

0-511-65719-6

OCLC:

536174473