Social perspectives in mental health developing social models to understand and work with mental distress
Social Perspectives in Mental Health offers new practice frameworks that help to make sense of people's mental distress and recovery in relation to their social experience. This interdisciplinary volume promotes a holistic approach to mental health practice, with an emphasis on recovery and emp...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
Jessica Kingsley
2005.
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| Edición: | 1st American pbk. ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798060806719 |
| Sumario: | Social Perspectives in Mental Health offers new practice frameworks that help to make sense of people's mental distress and recovery in relation to their social experience. This interdisciplinary volume promotes a holistic approach to mental health practice, with an emphasis on recovery and empowerment, and on building on the experiences of service users. The contributors explore the impact of social factors, such as power, abuse, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation, on the causes and experiences of mental health problems. It is also considered how concepts such as risk and recovery can b |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781280262227 9786610262229 9781846421020 |
