Description
Book SynopsisHow do we understand mental health problems in their social context?
A former BMA Medical Book of the Year award winner, this book provides a sociological analysis of major areas of mental health and illness. The book considers contemporary and historical aspects of sociology, social psychiatry, policy and therapeutic law to help students develop an in-depth and critical approach to this complex subject. New developments for the sixth edition include:
âBrand new chapter on aging and older people
âUpdated material on social class, ethnicity, user involvement, young people and adolescence
âNew coverage on prisons legalism and the rise of digital mental health management and delivery
A classic in its field, this well-established textbook offers a rich, contemporary and well-crafted overview of mental health and illness unrivalled by competitors and is essential reading for students and professionals studying a range o
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Perspectives on mental health & illness
Chapter 2. People with mental health problems & users of mental health services
Chapter 3. Social stratification and mental health
Chapter 4. Sex, gender and mental health
Chapter 5. Race, ethnicity and mental health
Chapter 6. Birth, childhood and adolescence
Chapter 7. Ageing and older people
Chapter 8. The organization of mental health work
Chapter 9. Mental health work and its professionsChapter 10. The treatment of people with mental health problems
Chapter 10. Mental health legislation
Chapter 11. Prisons and the policing of mental disorder
Chapter 12. Stigma and recovery
Chapter 13. Preventing mental disorder and promoting mental health
