Pilgrim Key Concepts in Mental Health

3., Third Edition
ISBN: 978-1-4739-0542-9
Verlag: SAGE Publications
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 2014, 240 Seiten, EPUB

Reihe: SAGE Key Concepts series

This is the only text to give you a complete, concise overview of mental health and all the issues that surround it from a theoretical and practical point of view. Split into three sections, the book defines mental health and mental illness, examines the services and settings in which mental health care takes place and discusses the societal issues surrounding mental health.
Made up of 63 bite-sized chapters, the book offers:

· Definitions of the key concepts
· Key points that you need to know for your study and practice
· Further reading to help you expand your knowledge
It will be essential reading for students of health, nursing, mental health, social work and social care. It is also valuable reading for students of counselling and psychotherapy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pilgrim, David

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Mental Health and Mental Health ProblemsMental HealthICD (International Classification of Diseases)DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual)Psychological FormulationsThe Myth of Mental Illness NeuroscienceCauses and Consequences of Mental Health ProblemsSubjective and Objective Aspects of Mental HealthMadness Sadness Fear Personality DisordersSelf-harm Substance Misuse Learning Disability Physical Health Wellbeing Pleasure Creativity Spirituality Lay Views of Mental Health and IllnessEating DisordersPart II: Mental Health ServicesPrimary CareAcute Mental Health ServicesForensic Mental Health ServicesService-user Involvement Carers Mental Health Professionals Biological InterventionsPsychological Interventions Financial Aspects of Mental Health The Quality of Mental Health Care Evidence-based Practice Recovery Coercion Corruption of CareMalpractice The Mental Health Service Users’ MovementPublic Mental HealthPart III: Mental Health and SocietyMental Health Policy Mental Health Promotion Segregation Eugenics Capacity and Culpability Anti-psychiatryLabelling TheoryAttachment TheoryStigma Social and Cultural Capital Social Exclusion WorkRisks to and from People with Mental Health ProblemsThe Mass MediaSocial Models of Mental HealthSuicideCross-cultural Psychiatry Social Class RaceGenderAge Childhood Adversity The Pharmaceutical IndustryWarfare

Über Autor(innen)

Pilgrim, David
David Pilgrim is Honorary Professor of Health and Social Policy, University of Liverpool, UK and Visiting Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Southampton. After training and working as a clinical psychologist he completed a PhD examining psychotherapy in the organisational setting of the British NHS. He then went on to complete a Master’s in sociology. He has worked at the boundary between clinical psychology and medical sociology for the past 20 years and has produced over 60 articles in peer-reviewed journals, based upon his research into mental health policy and practice. His years working in the British NHS provided him with extensive everyday experience of the theoretical and policy aspects of mental health expressed in practical settings. One of his books, A Sociology of Mental Health and Illness (3rd edition, Open University Press, 2005), co-authored with Anne Rogers, won the British Medical Association’s medical book of the year award for 2006. Currently he is writing a book on child sexual abuse and public policy.