A Handbook for the Study of Mental Health: Social Contexts, Theories, and Systems

by Edited by Teresa L. Scheid , Tony N. Brown

• ISBN13: 9780521491945
• ISBN10: 0521491940
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-11-16
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

The second edition of A Handbook for the Study of Mental Health provides a comprehensive review of the sociology of mental health. Chapters by leading scholars and researchers present an overview of historical, social and institutional frameworks. Part I examines social factors that shape psychiatric diagnosis and the measurement of mental health and illness, theories that explain the definition and treatment of mental disorders and cultural variability. Part II investigates effects of social context, considering class, gender, race and age, and the critical role played by stress, marriage, work and social support. Part III focuses on the organization, delivery and evaluation of mental health services, including the criminalization of mental illness, the challenges posed by HIV, and the importance of stigma. This is a key research reference source that will be useful to both undergraduates and graduate students studying mental health and illness from any number of disciplines.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. xi
Foreword	p. xv
Preface	p. xix
Approaches to Mental Health and Illness: Conflicting Definitions and Emphases	p. 1
An Overview of Sociological Perspectives on the Definitions, Causes, and Responses to Mental Health and Illness	p. 6
The Measurement of Mental Disorder	p. 20
The Prevalence of Mental Illness	p. 46
Biological Theories of Psychiatric Disorders: A Sociological Approach	p. 64
Psychological Approaches to Mental Illness	p. 89
Sociological Approaches to Mental Illness	p. 106
Viewing Mental Health from the Complete State Paradigm	p. 125
Mental Health Systems in a Cross-Cultural Context	p. 135
The Social Context of Mental Health and Illness	p. 163
Stressors, Stress, and Distress	p. 171
Social Support and Mental Health	p. 200
Work and Unemployment as Stressors	p. 213
Socioeconomic Stratification and Mental Disorder	p. 226
Gender and Mental Health: Do Men and Women Have Different Amounts or Types of Problems?	p. 256
Race and Mental Health: Patterns and Challenges	p. 268
African American Women and Mental Well-Being: The Triangulation of Race, Gender, and Socioeconomic Status	p. 291
Marital Status and Mental Health	p. 306
Stress and Distress in Childhood and Adolescence	p. 321
Psychopathology and Risky Sexual Behaviors among Black Adolescents	p. 334
Well-Being across the Life Course	p. 361
Mental Health and Terrorism	p. 384
Mental Health Systems and Policy	p. 407
Understanding-the Context and Dynamic Social Processes of Mental Health Treatment	p. 420
Cultural Diversity and Mental Health Treatment	p. 439
The Mental Health Consumers/Survivors Movement in the United States	p. 461
Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System	p. 478
Mental Health Care in Organizations and Systems	p. 499
Integrating Service Delivery Systems for Persons with a Severe Mental Illness	p. 510
Consequences of Managed Care for Mental Health Providers	p. 529
Mental Health and the Changing Context of HIV	p. 548
Labeling and Stigma	p. 571
References	p. 589
Index	p. 707
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