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Principles of Social Psychiatry
Craig Morgan
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Description for Principles of Social Psychiatry
Hardcover. Social psychiatry is concerned with the effects of the social environment on the mental health of the individual, and with the effects of the person with a mental disorder on his/her social environment. The field encompasses social interventions, prevention and the promotion of mental health. Editor(s): Morgan, Craig; Bhugra, Dinesh. Num Pages: 602 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 197 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1316.
Social psychiatry is concerned with the effects of the social environment on the mental health of the individual, and with the effects of the person with a mental disorder on his/her social environment. The field encompasses social interventions, prevention and the promotion of mental health. This new edition of Principles of Social Psychiatry provides a broad overview of current thinking in this expanding field and will be a source of ideas both in research and for the management of mental disorder. It opens by putting social psychiatry in perspective, within both psychiatry and the social sciences. From the patient's perspective, ... Read more
Social psychiatry is concerned with the effects of the social environment on the mental health of the individual, and with the effects of the person with a mental disorder on his/her social environment. The field encompasses social interventions, prevention and the promotion of mental health. This new edition of Principles of Social Psychiatry provides a broad overview of current thinking in this expanding field and will be a source of ideas both in research and for the management of mental disorder. It opens by putting social psychiatry in perspective, within both psychiatry and the social sciences. From the patient's perspective, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
602
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
1315g
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470697139
SKU
V9780470697139
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Ref
99-50
About Craig Morgan
Editors CRAIG MORGAN and DINESH BHUGRA NIH Biomedical Research Centre and Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK Praise for the first edition "As an introduction to the field, there is nothing to better it. The contributions are scholarly, lucid and extremely well referenced. This is a book that I will recommend widely ... Read more
Reviews for Principles of Social Psychiatry
"This should be of interest not only to those in the mental health professions who are committed to the practice and investigation of social psychiatry but to all who are engaged in the mental health system irrespective of their theoretical persuasions." (Transcultural Psychiatry, July 2011) "Since it is claimed that depression is the fourth most common cause of health-related disability, ... Read more