The sociology of mental illness
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The sociology of mental illness
Prentice Hall, c1995
3rd ed
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-471) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This comprehensive volume classifies mental disorders according to DSM IV.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 An overview: mental illness and society
- concepts, definition and types of mental illness - a cross-cultural perspective
- environmental theories of mental illness - psychological and sociological models. Part 2 Common forms of mental illness: schizophrenic and mood disorders
- anxiety disorders
- personality disorders
- somatoform, disassociative and eating disorders
- sexual and gender identity disorders
- substance related disorders. Part 3 The social epidemiology of mental illness: epidemiology - an overview of patterns of mental illness
- social class and social mobility
- gender
- marital status and family relationships
- religion, ethnicity and race
- migration, place of residence and age. Part 4 The psychosocial experience of the mental patient: becoming a mental patient
- the prepatient process
- treatment - the inpatient experience
- after the mental hospital - the social role of the ex-mental patient.
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