Community psychology and the socio-economics of mental distress: international perspectives

Community psychology is a fast-developing discipline and is one of the most exciting areas of psychology. But how do different countries around the world respond to their own unique socio-economic challenges and can community psychology provide the much-needed solutions?.Taking a uniquely global perspective tomental distress, this textbook provides a refreshing account of this dynamic field. Written by an international team of experts with the needs of students in mind, it is an essential guide to both mental distress and the global political context in which psychologists operate around the world, in this time of profound global socio-economic upheaval. Complete with up to date case studiesfrom around the globe, students of community psychology, mental health, sociology and social policy will find this a fascinating guide to the growing area of community psychology. INDICE: Contents.Introduction: Community Psychology and the Socio-economics of Mental Distress: International Perspectives; .C.Walker., .K.Johnson., & .L.Cunningham.PART I: SOCIO-ECONOMICS AND MENTAL DISTRESS.Introduction; .C.Walker.Seroxat: the Corruption of Pharmacological Corporations, Health Care Professionals, Politicians and Academics; .P.Duckett.Gambling: Government and Industry Promotion of a Dangerous Form of Consumption; .J.Orford .Neoliberal Ideology and Personal Debt in the UK; .C.Walker.The Operation of a Suicidal Cohort and its Socio-economic Origins; .C.Curtis.& .B.Curtis.Mental Health and Community Psychology in India; .S.Bhatia .PART II: PSYCHOLOGY, IDEOLOGY AND MODES OF INTERVENTIONS.Introduction; .K.Johnson.Social Integration, Violence and Mental Health in Columbia; .C.Quenza.Supporting Global Mental Health: Critical Community Psychology as a Potential Panacea?; .R.Burgess.Developing a Cambodian Psychology; L.Cunningham, .N.Hema., .S.Sovandara., .K.Sareth., .P.Peou., .K.Hourn.& .S.Hour.Communities and Professional Identities: South African Women Students' Accounts of Applied Psychology Training; .J.Callaghan.Community Psychology as a Globalised Commodity? A South African Perspective; .R.Carolissen.PART III: INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL CHANGE PROJECTS.Introduction; .L.Cunningham.Charting a Path From Data to Action: A Culturally Sensitive Intervention for Adolescent Self-Harm in Sri Lanka; .J.Marecek.Housing for People with Lived Experience of Mental Health Issues: Housing First as a Strategy to Improve Quality of Life; .G.Nelson., .P.Goering.& .S.Tsemberis.Developing a Tenant Organisation as a Resource in Supported Housing; .B.Kloos., .K.Scrimenti., .N.Masson., .S.Zimmerman., .B.Davis.,& .D.Snow.The Clubhouse Model and Community Psychology; .S.Phillips.Liberation of the Social Consciousness through Alternative Learning and Action Research: Work in Progress with the Aytas of the Philippines; .E.Estacio .& .D.Marks.Art, Social Action and Social Change; .M.Murray.Conclusion.Global Mental Health, Cultural Specificity and the Risk of Neo-colonialism: Challenges for Critical Community Psychology; .K.Johnson.

• ISBN: 978-0-230-27541-6
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 340
• Fecha Publicación: 11/05/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Desconocido