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Principles of Social Psychiatry

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ISBN-10: 047069713X

ISBN-13: 9780470697139

Edition: 2nd 2010

Authors: Craig Morgan, Dinesh Bhugra

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An up to date synopsis of a complex and fascinating field of psychiatry, fully revised with greater emphasis on social causation and social outcomes. Features new chapters on migration, the impact of globalization, and of disasters.
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Book details

Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Publication date: 4/13/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 608
Size: 7.75" wide x 10.00" long x 1.41" tall
Weight: 2.904
Language: English

Craig Morgan is Non-Clinical Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London.

Foreword
Preface: Social Psychiatry: From Here to There?
Perspectives and Methods
The Historical Development of Social Psychiatry
Why Psychiatry has to be Social
Social science perspectives: a failure of the sociological imagination
Categories and Continuums
Social, Biological and Personal Construction of Mental Illness
Social Epidemiology
Qualtitative Research Methods
Conceptualising the Social World
Families and Psychosis
Culture and its Influence on Diagnosis and Management
Culture and Identity
Concepts and Challenges in Capturing Dynamics of the Wider Social Environment
Globalization and Psychiatry
Trauma and Disasters in Social and Cultural Context
Social Determinants
Fundamental Social Causes
Psychosis
Depression
Common Mental Disorders
Suicide
Social Determinants: Personality Disorder
Addictions
Eating Disorders
Social Factors that Influence Child Mental Health
Social Determinants of Later Life Disorders
Social Consequences and Responses
Responses to the Onset of Mental Health Problems: Issues and Findings from Research on Illness Behaviour and the Use of Health Services
Gender and Reproductive Health
Stigma and Discrimination
Poverty, Unemployment and Homelessness
Health Economics and Psychiatry: The Pursuit of Efficiency
Social Interventions
Team Structures in Community Mental Health
Prevention Tristan McGeorge
Principles of Social Intervention
Social Interventions for Psychosis
Social Management of Common Mental Disorders
Problem Solving Therapy for People with Personality Disorders
Social Support
Modern Social Networking and Mental Health
The Psychiatric Child Protection: Research to Inform Practice
Global Mental Health
Mental Health in Europe: Learning from Differences
East meets West - Current Mental Health Burdens in Greater
Social Psychiatry in India
Africa Oye Guraje and Victor Makanjuola
Social Psychiatry in the Americas
Epilogue: Where Next for Social Psychiatry?