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A classic and long-trusted resource that provides short summaries of all the key theories, concepts and terminology associated with mental health. Each entry is neatly summarised and thoroughly referenced giving the reader an immediate and thorough entry point to the subject. Structured into four sections, the text starts with entries related to Mental Health and Mental Abnormality, before moving onto Mental Health Services and Society. The new edition offers: 70 concise chapters including new entries on social networks and loneliness Updates across all chapters to align with contemporary, critical debates in mental health Appropriate consideration of the intersection of Covid-19 and mental health An essential guide for students of mental health studies, health, nursing, social work, education, psychology, counselling and psychotherapy.

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Author:   David Pilgrim
Publisher:   Sage Publications Ltd
Imprint:   Sage Publications Ltd
Edition:   6th Revised edition
Weight:   0.510kg
ISBN:  

9781529603767

ISBN 10:   1529603765
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   17 November 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1: Mental Health Chapter 1: Mental Health Chapter 2: Wellbeing Chapter 3: Philosophical Aspects of Mental Health Chapter 4: Work Chapter 5: Neuroscience Chapter 6: Subjective and Objective Aspects of Mental Health Chapter 7: Sadness Chapter 8: Fear Chapter 9: Physical Health Chapter 10: Pleasure Chapter 11: Creativity Chapter 12: Spirituality Chapter 13: Public Mental Health Chapter 14: Childhood Adversity Chapter 15: Attachment Theory Chapter 16: Mental Health Promotion Part 2: Mental Abnormality Chapter 17: Psychiatric Classification Chapter 18: Lay Views of Mental Disorders Chapter 19: The Biopsychosocial Model Chapter 20: Madness Chapter 21: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Chapter 22: Temporo-Spatial Aspects of Mental Abnormality Chapter 23: Challenging Conduct in Adults and Children Chapter 24: Self-harm Chapter 25: Substance Misuse Chapter 26: Intellectual Disability Chapter 27: Causes and Consequences of Mental Health Problems Chapter 28: Trauma Chapter 29: Psychological Formulations Chapter 30: The Myth of Mental Illness Part 3: Mental Health Services Chapter 31: Primary Care Chapter 32: Secondary Prevention Chapter 33: Acute Mental Health Services Chapter 34: Forensic Mental Health Services Chapter 35: The Mental Health Service Users’ Movement Chapter 36: Service-user Involvement Chapter 37: Carers Chapter 38: Mental Health Professionals Chapter 39: Biological Interventions Chapter 40: Psychological Interventions Chapter 41: Economic Aspects of Mental Health Chapter 42: The Quality of Mental Health Care Chapter 43: Evidence-based Practice Chapter 44: Recovery Chapter 45: Coercion Chapter 46: Corruption of Care Chapter 47: Malpractice Chapter 48: Challenges for Practitioners Part 4: Mental Health and Society Chapter 49: Mental Health Policy Chapter 50: Segregation Chapter 51: Eugenics Chapter 52: Capacity and Culpability Chapter 53: Anti-psychiatry Chapter 54: Labelling Theory Chapter 55: Stigma Chapter 56: Social and Cultural Capital Chapter 57: Social Exclusion Chapter 58: Social networks and mental health Chapter 59: Loneliness Chapter 60: The Mental Health Impact of Social Media Chapter 61: Risks to and from People with Mental Health Problems Chapter 62: The Mass Media Chapter 63: Social Models of Mental Health Chapter 64: Suicide Chapter 65: Social Class Chapter 66: Race Chapter 67: Gender/Sex Chapter 68: Age Chapter 69: The Pharmaceutical Industry Chapter 70: Warfare

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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.

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