Description
Book SynopsisMental wellbeing is an integral part of being, and feeling, healthy, and it is estimated that one in four people will suffer from some form of mental illness during their lifetime. In spite of this, it is often overlooked in mainstream healthcare. The overall aim of this book is to provide knowledge and understanding of how mental health affects human beings from conception through to end-of-life, and the challenges that society as a whole has to address in the treatment of mental health.
Beginning with an exploration of historical, social and cultural contexts, the book then goes on to discuss mental health care, and mental health promotion, during pregnancy and early parenthood, childhood, adolescence and young adulthood, adulthood for both men and women, and in older people. Containing reflective exercises, the chapters are designed to provide an easily-accessible and engagingly-written introduction to mental health.
Containing chapters that can be read and reviewed
Table of Contents
Introduction 1. A Historical Review of Mental Health 2. Mental Health Within Society and Societies 3. Mental Health, Ethnicity and Ethnic Groups 4. Mental Health During Pregnancy and Early Parenthood 5. Mental Health During Childhood 6. Mental Health During Adolescence and Young Adulthood 7. Mental Health in Adult Men 8. Mental Health in Adult Women 9. Mental Health in the Aged Population
