Community psychology and the socio-economics of mental distress international perspectives /: international perspectives. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Community psychology & the socio-economics of mental distress
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Carl Walker, Katherine Johnson and Liz Cunningham.
• Other Names: Walker, Carl, 1975-; (Principal lecturer in psychology), Johnson, Katherine; Cunningham, Liz
• Contents: Introduction: Community Psychology and the Socio-economics of Mental Distress: International Perspectives; C.Walker, K.Johnson, and 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 and 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 and 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 and S.Tsemberis; Developing a Tenant Organisation as a Resource in Supported Housing; B.Kloos, K.Scrimenti, N.Masson, S.Zimmerman, B.Davis, and 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 and 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; ;
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke, Hampshire New York : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 362.2/2; Abnormal psychology; Community psychology; Liability for emotional distress; Community psychology; Liability for emotional distress; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Security; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137003041; 1137003049
• Related ISBNs: 9780230275409; 0230275400; 9780230275416; 0230275419
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.