Mental health and inequality
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Mental health and inequality
Palgrave Macmillan, 2003
- : hardback
- : pbk
Available at 10 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-272) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This text, by a well regarded writing team, examines the relationship between the knowledge base of mental health professionals, evidence about inequalities and mental health service utilisation. Starting with a critical appraisal of traditional psychiatric epidemiology, it moves into an exploration of the inequalities created by familial and neighbourhood influences, service contact and challenges during the life span. Controversies in mental health debates, about violence and different forms of psychiatric treatment, are discussed within a framework of social inequalities.
Table of Contents
Preface.- Introduction.- Epidemiology and its limits.- Neighbourhood, Community, Inequalities and Mental Health.- Inequalities and Service Provision.- Primary Care, Mental Health and Inequalities.- Influences on Mental Health Across the Life Span.- Violence: Victimhood and Discrimination.- Professional and Lay Knowledge.- Biological Treatments: A Case of Imposed Equality.- Talking Treatments: Some Are More Equal Than Others.- Conclusions.- References.
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