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Cultural sociology of mental illness : an A-to-Z guide / Andrew Scull, editor, University of California, San Diego.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Psychology, Pathological--Cross-cultural studies.
- Psychology, Pathological.
- Cultural psychiatry.
- Mental illness--Social aspects--History.
- Mental illness.
- Mentally ill--Care--Social aspects.
- Mentally ill.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (2 volumes (xlvi, 1113 pages)) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles : SAGE Reference, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Expert scholars explore the culture of mental illness from the non-clinical perspectives of sociology, history, psychology, epidemiology, economics, public health policy, and finally, the mental health patients themselves. Key themes include cultural comparisons of mental health disorders; cultural sociology of mental illness around the world; economics; epidemiology; mental health practitioners; non-drug treatments; patient, the psychiatry, and psychology; psychiatry and space; psychopharmacology; public policy; social history; and sociology.
- Contents:
- Volume 1. A-M Guide
- Volume N-Z Guide.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781483388991
- 1483388999
- 9781483346342
- 148334634X
- 9781784026530
- 1784026530
- 9781483346335
- 1483346331
- OCLC:
- 865492671
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