Principles of Social Psychiatry [Hardcover]

Dinesh Bhugra (Editor), J. P. Leff (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 15, 1993 | ISBN-10: 0632033363 | ISBN-13: 978-0632033362 | Edition: 1

Social psychiatry has the widest perspective of all branches of psychiatry, examining not only the social and environmental causes of mental illness, but also its social consequences. The move towards care in the community in the last two decades has led to a greater emphasis on social factors in the treatment and rehabilitation of the psychiatric patient. This new book provides a broad overview of current thinking in this expanding field and will be a source of ideas both in research and for the management of mental illness. Professor Julian Leff is the Director of the Social Psychiatry Unit at the Institute of Psychiatry in London and is well known internationally for his work on the families of schizophrenic patients

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This should be of interest not only to those in the mental health professions who are committed to the practice and investigation of social psychiatry but to all who are engaged in the mental health system irrespective of their theoretical persuasions." (Transcultural Psychiatry, July 2011)

"Since it is claimed that depression is the fourth most common cause of health-related disability, there is a perceived need for effective psychological interventions that can be delivered within the community on a large scale. Low-cost ways of reducing the financial and human burden of common mental disorders are thoroughly explored in this book."(International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2011)

"The chapter by Dinesh Bhugra and Susham Gupta on culture and its influence on diagnosis and management could be a useful free-standing training manual for mental health professionals working in a cross-cultural or multicultural setting" (International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2011)

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Social psychiatry has the widest perspective of all branches of psychiatry, examining not only the social and environmental causes of mental illness, but also its social consequences. The move towards care in the community in the last two decades has led to a greater emphasis on social factors in the treatment and rehabilitation of the psychiatric patient. This new book provides a broad overview of current thinking in this expanding field and will be a source of ideas both in research and for the management of mental illness. Professor Julian Leff is the Director of the Social Psychiatry Unit at the Institute of Psychiatry in London and is well known internationally for his work on the families of schizophrenic patients.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 600 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (April 15, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0632033363
• ISBN-13: 978-0632033362
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.8 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,565,035 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)