The Palgrave Handbook of Sociocultural Perspectives on Global Mental Health
Ross White (Ed.)
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Description for The Palgrave Handbook of Sociocultural Perspectives on Global Mental Health
Hardback. Editor(s): White, Ross; Jain, Sumeet; Orr, David M. R.; Read, Ursula. Num Pages: 807 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBNH; MBPK; MMGW; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1406.
This handbook incisively explores challenges and opportunities that exist in efforts aimed at addressing inequities in mental health provision across the globe. Drawing on various disciplines across the humanities, psychology, and social sciences it charts the emergence of Global Mental Health as a field of study. It critically reflects on efforts and interventions being made to globalize mental health policies, and discusses key themes relevant for understanding and supporting the mental health needs of people living in diverse socio-economical and cultural environments. Over three rich sections, the handbook critically engages with Global Mental Health discourses. To help guide ... Read more
This handbook incisively explores challenges and opportunities that exist in efforts aimed at addressing inequities in mental health provision across the globe. Drawing on various disciplines across the humanities, psychology, and social sciences it charts the emergence of Global Mental Health as a field of study. It critically reflects on efforts and interventions being made to globalize mental health policies, and discusses key themes relevant for understanding and supporting the mental health needs of people living in diverse socio-economical and cultural environments. Over three rich sections, the handbook critically engages with Global Mental Health discourses. To help guide ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
807
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137395092
SKU
V9781137395092
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Ref
99-15
About Ross White (Ed.)
Dr Ross G. White is Reader in Clinical Psychology at the Institute of Psychology, Health and Society, University of Liverpool, UK. He has conducted research evaluating the acceptability and efficacy of psychological interventions for psychosis. He was the founding Director of the MSc Global Mental Health programme at the University of Glasgow. He is involved in active research collaborations in ... Read more
Reviews for The Palgrave Handbook of Sociocultural Perspectives on Global Mental Health
The Palgrave Handbook offers a good introduction to the most pressing areas of critiques and controversy in the field ... . For scholars, practitioners, and policy makers, however, who are already working within the area of GMH, the Palgrave Handbook's range of perspectives and the quality of analysis of many of its essays make it a welcomed contribution to the ... Read more