1st Edition
Signs of Stress The Social Problems of Psychiatric Illness
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
207 Pages
by
Routledge
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First Published in 1978. One of the questions constantly being asked of a psychiatrist is, ‘Are mental illnesses on the increase?’ A second is, ‘Do you think the stress of modern living is responsible for the increase in mental illness?’ This book, which is one of a series on psychiatric illness, takes a cool but compassionate look at the whole field of psychiatric disorder and, in the process,... Read more
Chapter 1; I Possession — containment — tolerance?; Chapter 2 Mental health and mental illness; Chapter 3 The neuroses; Chapter 4 The functional psychoses; Chapter 5 Psychiatric conditions due to old age or organic cause; Chapter 6 Abnormalities of personality and psycho-sexual disorders; Chapter 7 The problems of drugs and alcohol; Chapter 8 Social aspects of suicidal behaviour; Chapter 9 Mental subnormality…mental handicap; Chapter 10 The legal aspects of psychiatric disorders; Chapter 11 General discussion and conclusions Index; Subject Index;
Biography
J.Wallace McCulloch Senior Lecturer, School of Applied Social Studies, University of Bradford. Herschel A.Prins Senior Lecturer, School of Social Work, University of Leicester.
