A Handbook for the study of mental health: social contexts, theories, and systems. / (Record no. 5817)

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International Standard Book Number 9780521561334
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Classification number RC455.S643
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Title A Handbook for the study of mental health: social contexts, theories, and systems. /
Statement of responsibility, etc. edited by Allan V. Horwitz and Teresa L. Scheid
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York:
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Cambridge University Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 1999.
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Extent xvii, 676p.:
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Dimensions 23 cm.
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General note Includes index and bibliographical references.
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Formatted contents note Content: Approaches to mental health illness: Definitions and perspectives -- The measurement of mental disorder -- The prevalence of mental illness -- Biological approaches to psychiatric disorders -- Psychological approaches to mental illness -- Sociological approaches to mental illness -- The labeling theory of mental disorder(I): The role of social contingencies in the application of psychiatric labels -- The social context of mental health and illness: Stress and mental health: A conceptual overview -- The nature of stressors -- Social support and coping -- Outcomes of the stress process -- Family structure and the processes -- Social networks and mental health -- Socioeconomic stratification and mental disorder -- Work and unemployment as stressors -- Race and mental health: Emerging patterns and promising approaches -- Social stressors in childhood and adolescence -- Well-being across the life course -- Gender and mental health: Do women have more psychopathology, men more, or both the same (and why)? -- The labeling theory of mental disorder(II): The consequences of labeling -- Mental health systems and policy: How do people come to use mental health services? Current knowledge and changing perspectives -- Contemporary mental health systems and managed care -- Institutional change and its consequences for the delivery of mental health services -- Integrating service delivery systems for persons with a severe mental illness -- Mental health policy making in the intergovernmental system -- Psychiatric rehabilitation services and outcomes: An overview -- An introduction to the mental health consumer movement -- Mental illness and the criminal justice system -- The HIV-mental health challenge -- Cultural diversity and mental health treatment -- Mental health systems in cross-cultural context.
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Personal name Horwitz, Allan V.
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Personal name Scheid, Teresa L.
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