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Book SynopsisSocial psychiatry is concerned with the effects of the social environment on the mental health of the individual, and with the effects of the person with a mental disorder on his/her social environment. The field encompasses social interventions, prevention and the promotion of mental health.
Trade Review"This should be of interest not only to those in the mental health professions who are committed to the practice and investigation of social psychiatry but to all who are engaged in the mental health system irrespective of their theoretical persuasions." (
Transcultural Psychiatry, July 2011)
"Since it is claimed that depression is the fourth most common cause of health-related disability, there is a perceived need for effective psychological interventions that can be delivered within the community on a large scale. Low-cost ways of reducing the financial and human burden of common mental disorders are thoroughly explored in this book."(International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2011)
"The chapter by Dinesh Bhugra and Susham Gupta on culture and its influence on diagnosis and management could be a useful free-standing training manual for mental health professionals working in a cross-cultural or multicultural setting" (International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2011)
Table of ContentsList of Contributors ix
Foreword xiii
Mario Maj
Preface xv
Social Psychiatry: Alive and Kicking
Dinesh Bhugra and Craig Morgan
Part One Perspectives and Methods 1
1 The Historical Development of Social Psychiatry 3
Julian Leff
2 Why Psychiatry Has to be Social 13
Paul E. Bebbington
3 Categories and Continuums 31
Peter Tyrer
4 Social, Biological and Personal Constructions of Mental Illness 39
Derek Bolton
5 Social Science Perspectives: A Failure of the Sociological Imagination 51
Craig Morgan and Arthur Kleinman
6 Concepts and Challenges in Capturing Dynamics of the Wider Social Environment 65
Stephani L. Hatch and Dana March
7 Qualitative Research Methods 77
Joanna Murray
Part Two Components of the Social World 89
8 The Social Epidemiology of Mental Disorder 91
Ronald C. Kessler, Philip S. Wang and Hans-Ulrich Wittchen
9 Families and Psychosis 103
Juliana Onwumere, Ben Smith and Elizabeth Kuipers
10 Culture and Its Influence on Diagnosis and Management 117
Dinesh Bhugra and Susham Gupta
11 Culture and Identity 133
Julian Leff
12 Globalization and Psychiatry 141
Rahul Bhattacharya, Susham Gupta and Dinesh Bhugra
13 Trauma and Disasters in Social and Cultural Context 155
Laurence J. Kirmayer, Hanna Kienzler, Abdel Hamid Afana and Duncan Pedersen
Part Three Social Determinants 179
14 Fundamental Social Causes of Health Inequalities 181
Jo C. Phelan and Bruce G. Link
15 The Sociodevelopmental Origins of Psychosis 193
Craig Morgan and Gerard Hutchinson
16 Depression 215
Tom K. J. Craig
17 Common Mental Disorders 227
Christoph Lauber
18 Suicide 237
Gwendolyn Portzky and Kees van Heeringen
19 Personality Disorder 249
Priya Bajaj and Mike Crawford
20 Drug Use, Drug Problems and Drug Addiction: Social Influences and Social Responses 259
John Strang, Michael Gossop and John Witton
21 Eating Disorders 277
Mervat Nasser
22 Social Factors that Influence Child Mental Health 285
Nisha Dogra
23 Social Determinants of Late Life Disorders 295
Robert Stewart
Part Four Social Consequences and Responses 305
24 Responses to the Onset of Mental Health Problems: Issues and Findings from Research on Illness Behaviour and the Use of Health Services 307
Bernice A. Pescosolido
25 Gender and Reproductive Health 321
Louise Howard
26 Stigma and Discrimination 331
Graham Thornicroft, Nisha Mehta, Elaine Brohan and Aliya Kassam
27 Taking Inequality’s Measure: Poverty, Displacement, Unemployment and Mental Health 341
Kim Hopper
28 Health Economics and Psychiatry: The Pursuit of Efficiency 371
Martin Knapp and Jennifer Beecham
Part Five Social Interventions 385
29 Team Structures in Community Mental Health 387
Tom Burns
30 Prevention 397
Tristan McGeorge, Sean Cross and Rachel Jenkins
31 Principles of Social Intervention 411
Richard Warner
32 Social Interventions for Psychosis 425
David Kingdon, Yoshihiro Kinoshita and Stefan Gleeson
33 Social Management of Common Mental Disorders 439
Patricia R. Casey
34 Problem-Solving Therapy for People with Personality Disorders 449
Mary McMurran, Christine Maguth Nezu and Arthur M. Nezu
35 Social Support 461
Traolach S. Brugha
36 Modern Social Networking and Mental Health 477
Keir Jones, James Woollard and Dinesh Bhugra
37 The Psychiatric–Child Protection Interface: Research to Inform Practice 483
Colin Pritchard
Part Six Global Mental Health 499
38 Mental Health in Europe: Learning from Differences 501
Mirella Ruggeri and Maria Elena Bertani
39 East Meets West: Current Mental Health Burdens in Greater China 517
Roger M. K. Ng and Zhanjiang Li
40 Social Psychiatry in India 531
R. Thara and R. Padmavati
41 Social Psychiatry in Africa: Evidence and Challenges 541
Oye Gureje and Victor Makanjuola
42 Social Psychiatry in the Americas 551
Pedro Ruiz
Epilogue 559
43 Where Next for Social Psychiatry? 561
Dinesh Bhugra and Craig Morgan
Index 565
