Models of mental health / Gavin Davidson, Jim Campbell, Ciarán Shannon, Ciaran Mulholland.
Material type: TextSeries: Palgrave's foundations of mental health practicePublisher: London ; New York : Macmillan international higher education ; Red Globe Press, 2016Description: xv, 132 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781137365903 \
- 362.19689 23
- RC455 .D35 2016
- WM 101
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I: Traditional models of mental health -- 1. Biomedical perspectives -- 2. Psychological perspectives on mental health problems -- 3. Social models of mental illness -- Park II: Challenging existing models of mental health theory -- 4. Service user-led perspectives -- 5. Critical psychiatry perspectives -- 6. Religious and spiritual perspectives on mental health -- 7. Integrated perspectives.
This text presents a critical overview of the main theoretical perspectives relevant to mental health practice. The book argues that no one theory provides a comprehensive framework for practice and in turn it examines traditional models of mental health as well as new and challenging ideas in the field.
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