Key Concepts in Mental Health
eBook - ePub

Key Concepts in Mental Health

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Key Concepts in Mental Health

About this book

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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Yes, you can access Key Concepts in Mental Health by David Pilgrim in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Psychiatry & Mental Health. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9781529603774
eBook ISBN
9781529607758
Edition
6
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Psychiatry & Mental Health

Table of contents

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