216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book focuses on the paradoxical effect of social crises on mental health. When crises occur, there's an upsurge of mental suffering due to an intensification of such social insanities as violence, inequality, and insecurity. Paradoxically, there are positive consequences due to acts of kindness, cooperation, and the ability to cope and hope.
Two interconnected categories of social crises... Read more
Introduction. 1.Catastrophes and Contradictions. 2.Mental Health Crisis. 3.Mental-healthism. 4.Signs of Sanity. Conclusion.
Biography
Peter Morrall is Visiting Associate Professor in Health and Sociology at the University of Leeds, UK, and a Tutor at the Centre for Lifelong Learning, University of York, UK. Morrall has worked in the mental health field and researched, written, and taught about the subject for decades.
