Exploring the interplay between mental health and social dynamics, this book delves into how societal factors influence mental health issues. It examines the impact of cultural, economic, and environmental contexts on individual experiences and perceptions of mental illness. By integrating various perspectives, the work aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of mental health problems beyond clinical definitions, highlighting the importance of community and social support in addressing these challenges.
"This book serves as a guide for educators and facilitators of grades K-12 to learn key concepts of suicide prevention. Talking about suicide the wrong way can trigger a vulnerable person, therefore the topic must be treated with respect and follow safety guidelines. To do this, the author uses her own experience with suicide to help educators become resources for students to build emotional resilience and coping skills. The book will include evidence-based information, creative solutions, and small changes in teaching style that will reveal long-term results in creating a culture of connection and resilience. While knowledge of the subject is important, but connection and coping skills are the foundation of suicide prevention. This book will cover: Defining suicidal thoughts; Why we are seeing more mental health problems with students; Educators' role in suicide prevention; How to respond when a student tells you they are thinking of suicide; Creating a suicide-prevention classroom environment; Suicide prevention activities for schools; Postvention recommended training and resources"-- Provided by publisher
Focusing on the intersection of health and inequality, the book examines how individuals perceive and navigate health risks stemming from socio-economic and political disparities. It delves into the lived experiences of people, highlighting their responses to these challenges and the broader implications for public health and social justice. Through various perspectives, it sheds light on the complexities of health in relation to systemic inequality.
"A Sociology of Mental Health and Illness" is an intellectual 'tour de force'. Rogers and Pilgrim cogently dismantle professional pretensions towards mastery of mental illness, and in their place construct compelling arguments for the need to focus on the social, economic and political determinants of mental well-being." Professor Chris Dowrick, University of Liverpool, UK" How do we understand mental health problems and the concept of happiness in their social context? How have sociologists theorized and researched mental health and illness? A former BMA Medical Book of the Year award winner, this book provides a sociological analysis of major areas of mental health and illness and helps students to develop a critical approach to the subject. This new edition is fully updated, taking into consideration changes in the areas of sociology, social psychiatry and policy analysis and changes to policy and therapeutic law. A new chapter entitled 'public mental health and the pursuit of happiness', reflects the recent focus on the creation of mentally healthy societies. "A Sociology of Mental Health and Illness 4/e" is a key teaching and learning resource for undergraduates and postgraduates studying a range of medical sociology and health-related courses, as well as trainee mental health workers in the fields of social work, nursing, clinical psychology and psychiatry.
