Handbook of the Sociology of Mental Health (Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research)
Contributors: Carol S. Aneshensel (Editor); Jo C. Phelan (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer; Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Published: June 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 622
ISBN-13: 9780306460692
Subjects: Anthropology; Psychology; Sociology; Handicapped; Research; Sociology - Social Theory; Social Science / Sociology / General; Clinical Psychology; Mental Health; Social Psychology; Mental illness; Social Psychiatry; Social aspects
First sentence: This handbook describes the ways in which society shapes the mental health of its members and further shapes the lives of those who have been identified as mentally ill.