Mental Health and Illness in the City [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Niels Okkels, Christina Blanner Kristiansen, Povl Munk-Jorgensen
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Mental Health and Illness in the City [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Niels Okkels, Christina Blanner Kristiansen, Povl Munk-Jorgensen
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| Pubblicazione: | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
| Disciplina: | 616.89 |
| Soggetto topico: | Psychiatry |
| Neurosciences | |
| Psychotherapy | |
| Counseling | |
| Behavioral sciences | |
| Public health | |
| Psychotherapy and Counseling | |
| Behavioral Sciences | |
| Public Health | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | OkkelsNiels |
| KristiansenChristina Blanner | |
| Munk-JorgensenPovl | |
| Nota di contenuto: | Tentative Table of Contents - Prevalence of mental disorders in cities worldwide -- Positive factors for mental health promotion, prevention and treatment in city settings -- City planning, neighborhoods and mental health -- Green environment and mental health in the city. (Author: Kua Ee Heok). - Ghettoes, cultural groupings and mental disorders -- Slums and economic disparities in mental health -- Failure of community care in large cities and urban slums -- The challenges of growing cities to mental health services -- Cultural diversity and mental health -- Institutions - prisons and asylums and the deinstitutionalization -- Homelessness and challenges of community care -- Mental health, crime and illicit drug use -- Terrorism and psychiatry -- Racism, stigma and religion in mental health. - Loneliness and single person households -- Mental disorders in rapidly growing cities -- Future perspectives. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book highlights a broad range of issues on mental health and illness in large cities. It presents the epidemiology of mental disorders in cities, cultural issues of urban mental health care, and community care in large cities and urban slums. It also includes chapters on homelessness, crime and racism - problems that are increasingly prevalent in many cities world wide. Finally, it looks at the increasing challenges of mental disorders in rapidly growing cities. The book is aimed at an international audience and includes contributions from clinicians and researchers worldwide. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Mental Health and Illness in the City |
| ISBN: | 981-10-0752-7 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910337959903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Mental Health and Illness Worldwide, . 2511-8323