Signs of Stress
The Social Problems of Psychiatric Illness
Published on 12. August 2005
207 pages
978-1-135-78416-4 (ISBN)
Description
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, rips away some of the veils of obscurity surrounding it. The series is not primarily designed for medical men, rather, it is designed for the concerned layman-a very wide term. It has been authoritatively calculated that one person in ten in the United Kingdom will enter hospital at some time in life with a predominantly psychological problem, and one in four will consult a doctor at some stage with such a condition.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
1,08 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-135-78416-4 (9781135784164)
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Other editions
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Book
06/2017
1st Edition
Routledge
€271.70
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Book
04/1978
1st Edition
Frank Cass Publishers
€73.80
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Persons
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.
Content
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;
