Mental Health and Illness in the City

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.

• ISBN: 978-981-10-2327-9
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 400
• Fecha Publicación: 30/06/2017
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés