Social Perspective
eBook - PDF

Social Perspective

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Social Perspective

About this book

Adding a new dimension to understandings of mental health, mental illness, and psychological distress, Social Perspective offers clinicians a concise account of society's impact on the individual.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Introduction
  4. 1 Social Perspective
  5. 2 Socioeconomic Status, Psychiatric Disorder, and Psychological Distress
  6. 3 Social class
  7. 4 Growing Inequality: Causes and Consequences
  8. 5 Work and Whitehall
  9. 6 Links between Socioeconomic Status, Well-Being, and Distress
  10. 7 Class Differences in Psychotherapy
  11. 8 The DSM, Disorder, and Distress
  12. 9 Social Perspective in Practice
  13. 10 In closing
  14. Appendix: Reading for a Social Perspective
  15. Notes
  16. References
  17. Index