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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453303503321

Titolo

Adversity, stress, and psychopathology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Bruce P. Dohrenwend

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1998

ISBN

1-280-76059-1

9786610760596

0-19-802844-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (584 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DohrenwendBruce Philip <1927->

Disciplina

616.89/071

Soggetti

Mental illness - Etiology

Psychology, Pathological - Etiology

Stress (Physiology)

Stress (Psychology)

Suffering

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; Part I: Extreme Situations; Part II: Individual Events; Part III: Epidemiological and Case-Control Studies; Part IV: Stress-Moderating and -Amplifying Factors; Part V: Complementary Approaches; Part VI: Overview and Integration; Index

Sommario/riassunto

""Adversity"" involves exposure to unpropitious or calamitous circumstances and it varies with gender, ethnic or racial background and socioeconomic status. In this volume, investigators review research on the nature of adversity and its relationship to major types of psychopathology.