Sociology Of Mental Disorder

by Cockerham, William C.

Edition:

7th

ISBN13:

9780131928534

ISBN10:

0131928538

Format:

Paperback

Pub. Date:

1/1/2006

Publisher(s):

Pearson College Div

Upgraded Edition: Click here!

Other versions by this Author

List Price: ~~$85.60~~

Buy Used Textbook

(Recommended)

Usually Ships in 3-5 Business Days

$58.64

Rent Textbook

We're Sorry
Sold Out

eTextbook

We're Sorry
Not Available

New Textbook

We're Sorry
Sold Out

More New and Used
from Private Sellers

Starting at $1.90

Questions About This Book?

What version or edition is this?

This is the 7th edition with a publication date of 1/1/2006.

What is included with this book?

The Used copy of this book is not guaranteed to inclue any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included.

Summary

This book presents the major issues and research findings found in the abundant sociological literature on mental disorder.Offering a complete review of the field of mental health from a sociological (rather than psychiatric) perspective, this book incorporates the most current data and research findings availableincluding the latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.For sociologists, psychologists, and other professionals interested in the latest research findings in the field of mental health.

Preface

CHAPTER ONE The Problem of Mental Disorder

(28)

Defining Mental Disorder

(25)

Madness through the Ages 4 Summary

(1)

CHAPTER TWO Types of Mental Disorders

(31)

Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence

(1)

Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic and Other Cognitive Disorders

(1)

Mental Disorders Due to a General Medical Condition Not Elsewhere Classified

(1)

Substance-Related Disorders

(2)

Schizophrenia

(4)

Mood Disorders

(3)

Anxiety Disorders

(3)

Somatoform Disorders

(1)

Factitious Disorders

(1)

Dissociative Disorders

(1)

Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

(1)

Eating Disorders

(1)

Sleep Disorders

(1)

Impulse-Control Disorders Not Elsewhere Classified

(1)

Adjustment Disorders

(1)

Personality Disorders

(2)

Other Conditions that may be a Focus of Clinical Attention

(1)

Summary

(1)

CHAPTER THREE Mental Disorder: Concepts of Causes and Cures

(37)

The Medical Model

(9)

The Psychoanalytic Model

(9)

The Social Learning Model (Behavior Modification)

(1)

The Social Stress Model

(12)

The Antipsychiatric Model

(4)

Summary

(2)

CHAPTER FOUR Mental Disorder as Deviant Behavior

(32)

Macro-Level Approaches to Mentally Deviant Behavior

(14)

Micro-Level Approaches to Mentally Deviant Behavior

113

(15)

Summary

128

(1)

CHAPTER FIVE Mental Disorder: Social Epidemiology

129

(12)

Epidemiological Methods

129

(8)

The "True" Prevalence of Mental Disorder

137

(3)

Summary

140

(1)

CHAPTER SIX Mental Disorder: Social Class

141

(18)

The Classic Studies

141

(10)

Explanations of the Relationship

151

(7)

Summary

158

(1)

CHAPTER SEVEN Mental Disorder: Age, Gender, and Marital Status

159

(22)

Age

159

(5)

Gender

164

(13)

Marital Status

177

(3)

Summary

180

(1)

CHAPTER EIGHT Mental Disorder: Urban versus Rural Living and Migration

181

(10)

Urban versus Rural Living

181

(6)

Migration

187

(2)

Summary

189

(2)

CHAPTER NINE Mental Disorder: Race

191

(20)

Differences between Racial Minority Groups

194

(7)

Minority Status and Self-Esteem

201

(3)

Urban Black Folk Healers

204

(3)

The Curanderos

207

(3)

Summary

210

(1)

CHAPTER TEN Help-Seeking Behavior and the Prepatient Experience

211

(11)

The Decision to Seek Treatment

211

(5)

Family Disruption

216

(3)

Family Alienation

219

(1)

Public Disruption

220

(1)

Summary

221

(1)

CHAPTER ELEVEN Acting Mentally Disordered: The Example of Schizophrenia, Anxiety, and Depression

222

(25)

Alienation from "Place"

223

(7)

Recognizing Symptoms

230

(4)

Madness as a Method of Coping

234

(3)

The Definitive Outburst

237

(3)

Rendering of Accounts

240

(3)

The Paradox of Normalcy

243

(1)

Removal from "Place"

243

(2)

Summary

245

(2)

CHAPTER TWELVE The Mental Hospital Patient

247

(24)

Voluntary Commitment

248

(4)

Involuntary Commitment

252

(3)

The Inpatient

255

(14)

Summary

269

(2)

CHAPTER THIRTEEN Residing in the Community

271

(15)

Stigma

271

(1)

Family Responses to Current and Former Mental Patients

272

(2)

Community Responses to Current and Former Mental Patients

274

(7)

Adjustment to the Outside World

281

(4)

Summary

285

(1)

CHAPTER FOURTEEN Community Care and Public Policy

286

(21)

Delivery of Mental Health Services

286

(3)

The Changing Focus of Mental Health Care Delivery

289

(1)

Community Mental Health Centers

290

(12)

Managed Care

302

(1)

Delivery of Mental Health Services in the United States: An Appraisal

303

(3)

Summary

306

(1)

CHAPTER FIFTEEN Mental Disorder and the Law

307

(28)

The Concept of Dangerousness

308

(14)

False Commitment

322

(3)

Insanity as a Defense in a Criminal Trial

325

(4)

The Right to Treatment

329

(3)

Mental Health Law and Social Control

332

(1)

Summary

333

(2)

CHAPTER SIXTEEN Mental Disorder and Public Policy in Selected Countries

335

(15)

Great Britain

335

(2)

Italy

337

(3)

Germany

340

(2)

China

342

(1)

Japan

343

(3)

Poland

346

(2)

Summary

348

(2)

References

350

(29)

Name Index

379

(6)

Subject Index

385

Sociology Of Mental Disorder

9780131928534

Buy Used Textbook

Rent Textbook

eTextbook

New Textbook

Questions About This Book?

Related Products

Summary

Table of Contents