Social Perspectives In Mental Health
Subtitle: Developing Social Models To Understand And Work With Mental Distress
Contributors: Judy Foster (Foreword); Jerry Tew (Editor)
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Published: April 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781843102205
Subjects: Mental health services; Social work; Social aspects; Psychiatric social work; Psychology; Psychiatry - General; Mental Illness; Mental Health
First sentence: Over recent years, there has been a resurgence of interest in the social aspects of mental health, both in terms of seeking to understand what may contribute to mental distress, and what forms of support and intervention may be most helpful in assisting people to reclaim meaningful and socially valued lives (Duggan, 2002; Karban, 2003).