International perspectives on mental health: critical issues across the lifespan

Spanning an international evidence base, this book traces the development of contemporary theory, policy and practice within the field of mental health. Drawing on snapshots from across the lifespan, it assesses the impact of issues such as gender and sexuality, and explores the range of global perspectives onmental ill health. BARBARA FAWCETT Professor of Social Work and Policy Studies in the Facultyof Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney, Australia. Her research interests focus on disability, mental health, women and violence, participative action research and postmodern feminism. ZITA WEBER Honorary Lecturer at the University of Sydney where she taught for twenty years. Prior to entering academia, she was a social work practitioner in mental health, child health and rehabilitation areas. Zita has written books about depression and loss andgrief. SHEILA WILSON has worked as a Mental Health Clinician for fifteen years and currently works in a management capacity focusing on service developmentin the community context. She has operated as a Tutor for seven years at the University of Sydney in skills based subjects and student placements. INDICE: PART I: MENTAL HEALTH: AN OVERVIEW - Historical Moments in Mental Health: From Straightjackets to Streets - Constructions of Mental Illness: From the Past Towards the Future - Legal and Ethical Dilemmas in Mental Health - PART II: MENTAL HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFESPAN - Children's Matters - Trying Timesfor Adolescents: Fight, Flight and Compliance - Adults: The Terrain of MentalIll Health - Older Men and Women: Turning around the Stereotypes - PART III: MENTAL HEALTH VISTAS AND LANDSCAPES - The Case of Dual Diagnosis in Mental Health - The Upside/Down of 'Caring': Families and Mental Health - Anti-Discriminatory Practice: Considerations for Professionals - Concluding Remarks

• ISBN: 978-0-230-22247-2
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 224
• Fecha Publicación: 25/11/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés