A Sociology of Mental Health and Illness - Hardcover

Rogers, Anne; Pilgrim, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 033521584X ISBN 13: 9780335215843

Publisher: Open University Press, 2005

Synopsis

Winner of the BMA Medical Book of the Year 2006!

• How have sociologists theorized and researched mental health and illness?
• In what ways do sociologists approach this topic differently to those from other disciplines?
• How do we understand mental health problems in their social context?

This bestselling book provides a clear overview of the major aspects of the sociology of mental health and illness, and helps students to develop a critical approach to the subject. In this new edition, the authors update each of the chapters, taking into consideration recent relevant literature from social science and social psychiatry. A new chapter has been included on the impact of stigma, which covers an analysis of the responses of the lay public to mental health and illness and representations of mental health (particularly in the media) in a post-institutional context.

A Sociology of Mental Health and Illness is a key teaching and learning resource for undergraduates and postgraduates studying a range of medical sociology and health-related courses, as well as trainee mental health workers in the fields of social work, nursing, clinical psychology and psychiatry.

About this title

About the Author:

Anne Rogers is Professor of the Sociology of Health Care and currently directs a programme of research on self-management and chronic disease management at the National Primary Care Research and Development Centre, Division of Primary Care, University of Manchester. Her PhD on psychiatric referrals from the police began her academic career. Her current research interests include sociological aspects of primary care and mental health. David Pilgrim is Clinical Dean, Teaching Primary Care Trust for East Lancashire and Honorary Professor at the Universities of Liverpool and Central Lancashire. His career has been divided between higher education and the NHS. He trained as a clinical psychologist before completing his PhD on NHS psychotherapy. He subsequently completed a Masters degree in Sociology. Since then he has retained both a clinical and research interest in many aspects of mental health work.

About this edition

• Publisher: Open University Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 033521584X
• ISBN 13: 9780335215843
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 296