Critical Issues in Mental Health

ISBN-13: 9780230009059 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 240 str.

Robert Tummey; Tim Turner

Opis

This thought provoking text explores some of the most contentious issues in mental health today. Written by top authors in the field, each chapter explores a key subject area which is often ignored or avoided in mental health. Stimulating and lively in style, it is essential reading for all mental health students and practitioners.

Spis treści

Introduction; R.Tummey& T.Turner.- Psychiatric Diagnosis; L.Johnstone.- Socioeconomic Disadvantage; A.Rogers& D.Pilgrim.- Institutional Racism and Cultural Diversity; S.Fernando.- Spirituality; P.Barker& P.Buchanan-Barker.- Sexuality; R.Tummey& D.T.Evans.- Gender; V.Coppock.- The Lifespan; D.Pilgrim, A.Rogers& R.Tummey.- Iatrogenic Abuse; R.Tummey& F.Tummey.- Psychological Trauma; D.Farrell.- Risk; T.Turner& A.Colombo.- Crime; A.Colombo& T.Turner.- Media: Reframing the Debates; L.Henderson.- Conclusion; T.Turner& R.Tummey.

O autorze

ROBERT TUMMEY Clinical Nurse Specialist, Buchanan Rehabilitation Centre, Auckland, New Zealand