Sociology of mental disorder

Author(s)

• Cockerham, William C.

Bibliographic Information

Sociology of mental disorder

William C. Cockerham

Prentice Hall, c2000

5th ed

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

For undergraduate courses in Mental Illness and Mental Health in departments of Sociology or Social Work. Offering a complete review of the field of mental health from a sociological (rather than psychiatric) perspective, this text incorporates the most current data and research findings available- including the latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV).

Table of Contents

1. The Problem of Mental Disorder. 2. Types of Mental Disorders. 3. Mental Disorder: Concepts of Causes and Cures. 4. Mental Disorder as Deviant Behavior. 5. Mental Disorder: Social Epidemiology. 6. Mental Disorder: Social Class. 7. Mental Disorder: Age, Gender, and Marital Status. 8. Mental Disorder: Urban versus Rural Living and Migration. 9. Mental Disorder: Race. 10. Help-Seeking Behavior and the Prepatient Experience. 11. The Mental Hospital Patient. 12. Residing in the Community. 13. Community Care and Public Policy. 14. Mental Disorder and the Law. 15. Mental Disorder and Public Policy in Selected Countries. References Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA4649171X
• ISBN:
  • 0130999261
• LCCN: 99025838
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J.
• Pages/Volumes: x, 374 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : RC455
  • DC21 : 616.89
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Social psychiatry
  • LCSH : Mentally ill -- Social conditions