Key Concepts in Mental Health

Mental Health is a highly contentious concept and an area of study which is often bewildering to new students and trainee practitioners. In this context, Key Concepts in Mental Health provides a much needed guide to the central topics and debates which shape contemporary views about mental health and illness and which govern the provision of services for people with mental health problems. The fifty concepts featured in this book are examined through a multidisciplinary lens, drawing together perspectives from sociology, psychology, psychiatry and ethics. Part One examines the contested nature of mental health and mental health problems and includes traditional psychiatric descriptions, as well as rehearsed criticisms of them. Part Two focuses on mental health services, the ways in which mental health work is organized and the professional interests involved in service delivery. Part Three addresses a range of topics related to mental health and society, and places mental health within its social context. Key Concepts in Mental Health is an ideal text for those studying mental health in a range of disciplines as well as those training to work in mental health settings. The entries provide both clear descriptions and critical reflection on key issues relating to mental health. Each concept is fully cross-referenced to other related terms and is accompanied by suggestions for further reading.

Acknowledgements

vii

Author's Preface

ix

PART 1 MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS

Mental Health

3

(3)

Psychiatric Diagnosis

6

(6)

Psychiatric Epidemiology

12

(3)

Functional and Organic Mental Illnesses

15

(3)

Madness

18

(4)

Sadness

22

(4)

Fear

26

(4)

Personality Disorders

30

(5)

Substance Misuse

35

(5)

Learning Disability

40

(4)

Causes and Constructs

44

(4)

Physical Health

48

(4)

Pleasure

52

(3)

Creativity

55

(5)

Lay Views of Mental Health and Illness

60

(3)

Eating Disorders

63

(8)

PART 2 MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

Primary Care

71

(3)

Acute Mental Health Services

74

(3)

Forensic Mental Health Services

77

(5)

Service-user Involvement

82

(4)

Carers

86

(3)

Mental Health Professionals

89

(4)

Biological Interventions

93

(4)

Psychological Interventions

97

(4)

Financial Aspects of Mental Health

101

(5)

Mental Health Service Quality

106

(7)

PART 3 MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIETY

Mental Health Policy

113

(4)

Mental Health Promotion

117

(4)

Segregation

121

(4)

Coercion

125

(4)

The 'Myth of Mental Illness'

129

(4)

Eugenics

133

(4)

Corruption of Care

137

(4)

Malpractice

141

(4)

Capacity and Culpability

145

(4)

'Anti-psychiatry'

149

(4)

Labelling Theory

153

(4)

Stigma

157

(4)

Social Exclusion

161

(4)

Risks to and from People with Mental Health Problems

165

(3)

The Mass Media

168

(3)

Suicide

171

(4)

The Mental Health Service Users' Movement

175

(3)

Cross-cultural Psychiatry

178

(3)

Social Class

181

(4)

Race

185

(3)

Gender

188

(4)

Age and Mental Health

192

(5)

The Pharmaceutical Industry

197

(4)

Warfare

201

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