Walker / Johnson / Cunningham Community Psychology and the Socio-economics of Mental Distress

International Perspectives
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-137-00304-1
Verlag: Macmillan Education
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Ebook (PDF)

Providing unique global perspectives on community psychology, this is exciting and important reading for students and researchers alike, written by leading experts in the field. Drawing on a wealth of experience and examples, it offers an essential guide to the political global context of this fast-developing area of psychology.

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Walker, Carl

Johnson, Katherine

Cunningham, Liz

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Community Psychology and the Socio-economics of Mental Distress: International Perspectives; C.Walker, K.Johnson, and L.Cunningham.- PART I: SOCIO-ECONOMICS AND MENTAL DISTRESS.- Introduction; C.Walker.- Seroxat: the Corruption of Pharmacological Corporations, Health Care Professionals, Politicians and Academics; P.Duckett.- Gambling: Government and Industry Promotion of a Dangerous Form of Consumption; J.Orford .- Neoliberal Ideology and Personal Debt in the UK; C.Walker.- The Operation of a Suicidal Cohort and its Socio-economic Origins; C.Curtis and B.Curtis.- Mental Health and Community Psychology in India; S.Bhatia .- PART II: PSYCHOLOGY, IDEOLOGY AND MODES OF INTERVENTIONS.- Introduction; K.Johnson.- Social Integration, Violence and Mental Health in Columbia; C.Quenza.- Supporting Global Mental Health: Critical Community Psychology as a Potential Panacea?; R.Burgess.- Developing a Cambodian Psychology; L.Cunningham, N.Hema, S.Sovandara, K.Sareth, P.Peou, K.Hourn and S.Hour.- Communities and Professional Identities: South African Women Students' Accounts of Applied Psychology Training; J.Callaghan.- Community Psychology as a Globalised Commodity? A South African Perspective; R.Carolissen.- PART III: INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL CHANGE PROJECTS.- Introduction; L.Cunningham.- Charting a Path From Data to Action: A Culturally Sensitive Intervention for Adolescent Self-Harm in Sri Lanka; J.Marecek.- Housing for People with Lived Experience of Mental Health Issues: Housing First as a Strategy to Improve Quality of Life; G.Nelson, P.Goering and S.Tsemberis.- Developing a Tenant Organisation as a Resource in Supported Housing; B.Kloos, K.Scrimenti, N.Masson, S.Zimmerman, B.Davis, and D.Snow.- The Clubhouse Model and Community Psychology; S.Phillips.- Liberation of the Social Consciousness through Alternative Learning and Action Research: Work in Progress with the Aytas of the Philippines; E.Estacio and D.Marks.- Art, Social Action and Social Change; M.Murray.- Conclusion.- Global Mental Health, Cultural Specificity and the Risk of Neo-colonialism: Challenges for Critical Community Psychology; K.Johnson.

Über Autor(innen)

Carl Walker is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Brighton, UK. His research interests in recent years include social inequality, identity and mental distress, cultural representations of mental health and experiences of employment. Katherine Johnson is Principal Lecturer in Psychology and Director of Postgraduate Studies at the University of Brighton, UK. Her research connects social, critical and community psychology perspectives with interdisciplinary gender and queer studies. Liz Cunningham is Senior Lecturer in Community Research and Practice at the University of Brighton, UK. In recent years, her key research interests have been the development of culturally appropriate psychology; the use of participatory action research (PAR); social and community development, and oral history methods.