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UNINA9910807806603321 |
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Autore |
U'Ren Richard <1939-> |
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Social perspective : the missing element in mental health practice / / Richard U'Ren |
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Toronto, [Canada] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2011 |
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©2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-4426-9521-8 |
1-4426-9520-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (230 p.) |
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Social psychiatry - United States |
Mental illness - Social aspects - United States |
Mental health - Social aspects - United States |
Health - Social aspects - United States |
Equality - Health aspects - United States |
Electronic books. |
United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: Social Perspective: An Introduction for Psychiatrists and Other Clinicians -- 1 Social Perspective -- 2 Socioeconomic Status, Psychiatric Disorder, and Psychological Distress -- 3 Social Class -- 4 Growing Inequality: Causes and Consequences -- 5 Work and Whitehall -- 6 Links between Socioeconomic Status, Well-Being, and Distress -- 7 Class Differences in Psychotherapy -- 8 The DSM, Disorder, and Distress -- 9 Social Perspective in Practice -- 10 In Closing. |
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"Social Perspective explores the impact of social factors on individual health, a topic often overlooked in the practice of psychiatry, psychology, and medicine. Richard U'Ren synthesizes viewpoints and information usually dispersed among many disciplines to show how social roles, political-economic conditions, and the social stratification system all contribute to individual well-being or disorder. U'Ren investigates how access to income, education, and social affiliations |
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buffers individuals against stress and facilitates coping. He demonstrates that those who lack access to such resources suffer the poorest health and the greatest mental distress - a problem that has only grown more challenging with rising inequality. Adding a new dimension to understandings of mental health, mental illness, and psychological distress, Social Perspective offers clinicians a concise account of society's impact on the individual."--Pub. desc. |
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