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Sociology of Mental Disorder

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ISBN-10: 0205748066

ISBN-13: 9780205748068

Edition: 8th 2011

Authors: William C. Cockerham

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Description:

This book presents the major issues and research findings on the influence of race, class, gender, age and social class on the incidence of mental disorder. It also examines the institutions put in place to help those with mental disorders.
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Book details

List price: $100.80
Edition: 8th
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 3/30/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

In This Section
Brief
Comprehensive
brief table of contents
The Problem of Mental Disorder
Types of Mental Disorders
Concepts of Causes and Cures
Mental Disorder as Deviant Behavior
Social Epidemiology
Social Class
Age, Gender, and Marital Status
Urban versus Rural Living and Migration
Race
Help-Seeking Behavior and the Prepatient Experience
Acting Mentally Disordered: The Example of Schizophrenia, Anxiety, and Depression
The Mental Hospital Patient
Residing in the Community
Community Care and Public Policy
Mental Disorder and the Law
Mental Disorder and Public Policy in Selected Countries
comprehensive table of contents
The Problem of Mental Disorder
Defining Mental Disorder
Madness through the Ages
Types of Mental Disorders
Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence
Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic and Other Cognitive Disorders
Mental Disorders Due to a General Medical Condition Not Elsewhere Classified
Substance-Related Disorders
Schizophrenia
Mood Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Somatoform Disorders
Factitious Disorders
Dissociative Disorders
Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders
Eating Disorders
Sleep Disorders
Impulse-Control Disorders Not Elsewhere Classified
Adjustment Disorders
Personality Disorders
Other Conditions that may be a Focus of Clinical Attention
Concepts of Causes and Cures
The Medical Model
The Psychoanalytic Model
The Social Learning Model (Behavior Modification)
The Social Stress Model
The Antipsychiatric Model
Mental Disorder as Deviant Behavior
Macro-Level Approaches to Mentally Deviant Behavior
Micro-Level Approaches to Mentally Deviant Behavior
Social Epidemiology
Epidemiological Methods
The �True� Prevalence of Mental Disorder
Social Class
Age, Gender, and Marital Status
Urban versus Rural Living and Migration
Race
Help-Seeking Behavior and the Prepatient Experience
Acting Mentally Disordered: The Example of Schizophrenia, Anxiety, and Depression
The Mental Hospital Patient
Residing in the Community
Family R
Community Care and Public Policy
Mental Disorder and the Law
Mental Disorder and Public Policy in Selected Countries
Germany
China
Japan
Poland