Social Psychiatry: Theory, Methodology, and PracticePaul Bebbington Transaction Publishers, 01.01.1991 - 425 Seiten This volume is a major international compilation in the field of social psychiatry. Building upon the work of John Wing, director of the Social Psychiatry Unit of the Medical Research Council in Great Britain, these essays make up a series of variations on one of the basic themes of human existence--the interaction between people and their environment. The authors are concerned with social psychiatry; their attention is focused on those aspects of the environment that affect psychological states, whether of persons previously healthy or already suffering from some form of psychiatric illness or disability. Social relationships and psychiatric disturbances are murky ground for investigators, many of whom have become lost or returned with nothing but truisms or unvalidated assertions. In this collection, the editor has brought together leading international researchers in the field who combined a primary emphasis on theory and methodology with an equal regard for direct observation and practice and a scrupulous attention to detail. Insistence on the most accurate measurement possible is the natural consequence of an adherence to clear theoretical positions, which both informs and demands such an approach. This book springs from the work of the Medical Research Council's Social Psychiatric Unit, but because of the breadth of the Unit's concerns over the years, it is also a comprehensive work in the field of social psychiatry. It draws contributions from the leading international figures and will be a landmark work for professionals in social and clinical psychiatry, as well as for anyone with an interest in the social aspects of mental health. |
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Researching the Idea of Health | 23 |
Aetiology of Depression Something of the Future? | 35 |
Elective Affinities in Schizophrenia and Childhood Autism | 65 |
Cognitive Perspectives on Social Psychiatry | 89 |
Mental Retardation and the Autistic Continuum | 113 |
Measuring and Classifying Clinical Disorders Learning from the PSE | 141 |
The Measurement of Need | 163 |
The Relevance of Psychosocial Risk Factors for Treatment and Prevention | 247 |
The Epidemiology of Affective Disorders | 265 |
Parental Loss in Childhood Its Effect in Adult Life | 305 |
Psychiatric Case Registers as Tools for Scientific Investigation | 329 |
The Evaluation of Reprovision for Psychiatric Hospitals | 349 |
Closing Darenth Park Hospital for Adults with Mental Handicaps | 367 |
Maintenance Medication for Schizophrenia Changing Perspectives on Use and Evaluation | 389 |
Applying Clinical Research in Practice Meeting the Needs of LongTerm Patients and Their Carers | 401 |
Social Behavior and Psychiatric Disorders | 183 |
Studies of Residential Environments Lessons from the Past and Pointers to the Future | 209 |
Transcultural Psychiatry A Question of Interpretation | 229 |
Contributors | 419 |
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