Main description:

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Now in its 4th edition, this text continues to give you a complete and concise overview of mental health and all the issues that surround it from a theoretical and practical perspective. Restructured into 4 sections, the book starts by defining mental health and mental abnormality before examining the mental health services and the place mental health takes in society.

Fully updated, the book offers:

66 bite-sized chapters including new ones on the Biopsychosocial Model, trauma and mindfulness
Key points summarising what you need to know for study and practice
Examples of further reading to help you expand your knowledge

It is essential reading for students of health, nursing, mental health, social work and social care. It is also valuable reading for students of counselling and psychotherapy.

Contents:

Part 1: Mental Health
Mental Health
Philosophical aspects of Mental Health
Work
Neuroscience
Subjective and Objective Aspects of Mental Health
Sadness
Fear
Physical Health
Pleasure
Creativity
Spirituality
Public Mental Health
Mental Health Promotion
Childhood Adversity
Attachment Theory
Part 2: Mental Abnormality
International Classification of Diseases
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
Lay views of Mental Disorder
The Biopsychosocial Model
Madness
Eating Disorders
Personality Disorders
Self-harm
Substance Misuse
Intellectual Disability
Causes and Consequence of Mental Health Problems
Trauma
Psychological Formulations
The Myth Mental Illness
Part 3: Mental Health Services
Primary Care
Acute Mental Health Services
Forensic Mental Health Services
Service-user Involvement
Carers
Mental Health Professionals
Biological Interventions
Psychological Interventions
Mindfulness
Financial Aspects of Mental Health
The Quality of Mental Health Care
Evidence-based Practice
Recovery
Coercion
Corruption of Care
Malpractice
The Mental Health Service Users' Movement
Part 4: Mental Health and Society
Mental Health Policy
Segregation
Eugenics
Capacity and Culpability
Anti-psychiatry
Labelling Theory
Stigma
Social and Cultural Capital
Social Exclusion
Risks to and from People with Mental Health Problems
The Mass Media
Social Models of Mental Health
Suicide
Cross-cultural Psychiatry
Social Class
Race
Gender
Age
The Pharmaceutical Industry
Warfare