Cultural sociology of mental illness : an A-to-Z guide /
Cultural sociology of mental illness : an A-to-Z guide /
Andrew Scull, editor.
- 1 online resource (xlvi, 1113 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Expert scholars explore the culture of mental illness from the non-clinical perspectives of sociology, history, psychology, epidemiology, economics, public health policy, and finally, the mental health patients themselves. Key themes include cultural comparisons of mental health disorders; cultural sociology of mental illness around the world; economics; epidemiology; mental health practitioners; non-drug treatments; patient, the psychiatry, and psychology; psychiatry and space; psychopharmacology; public policy; social history; and sociology.
Specialized.
9781483346342 (ebook)
Psychology, Pathological--Cross-cultural studies.
Mental illness--Social aspects--History.
Cultural psychiatry.
Mentally ill--Care--Social aspects.
RC455.4.E8 / C782 2014
616.8914
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Expert scholars explore the culture of mental illness from the non-clinical perspectives of sociology, history, psychology, epidemiology, economics, public health policy, and finally, the mental health patients themselves. Key themes include cultural comparisons of mental health disorders; cultural sociology of mental illness around the world; economics; epidemiology; mental health practitioners; non-drug treatments; patient, the psychiatry, and psychology; psychiatry and space; psychopharmacology; public policy; social history; and sociology.
Specialized.
9781483346342 (ebook)
Psychology, Pathological--Cross-cultural studies.
Mental illness--Social aspects--History.
Cultural psychiatry.
Mentally ill--Care--Social aspects.
RC455.4.E8 / C782 2014
616.8914