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Taylor and Francis Sociology Of Mental Disorder 10Th Edn 2017 Edition by William C. Cockerham
The tenth edition of Sociology of Mental Disorder presents the major issues and research findings on the influence of race, social class, gender, and age on the incidence and prevalence of mental disorder. The text also examines the institutions that help those with mental disorders, mental health law, and public policy.Many important updates are new to this edition:-More first-person accounts of individuals who suffer from mental illness are included.-The new DSM-5 is now thoroughly covered along with the controversy surrounding it.-A new section on on social class and its components. -Updated assessment of the relationship between mental health and gender. - A revised and in-depth discussion of mental health and race.-New material on public policy, mental disorder, and the Affordable Health Care Act.-Updates of research and citations throughout. Chapter 1 The Problem of Mental DisorderChapter 2 Types of Mental DisordersChapter 3 Acting Mentally Disordered: The Example of Schizophrenia, Anxiety, and DepressionChapter 4 Mental Disorder: Concepts of Causes and CuresChapter 5 Mental Disorder as Deviant BehaviorChapter 6 Mental Disorder: Social EpidemiologyChapter 7 Mental Disorder: Social ClassChapter 8 Mental Disorder: Age, Gender, and Marital StatusChapter 9 Mental Disorder: Urban versus Rural Living and MigrationChapter 10 Mental Disorder:RaceChapter 11 Help-Seeking Behavior and the Prepatient ExperienceChapter 12 The Mental Hospital PatientChapter 13 Residing in the CommunityChapter 14 Community Care and Public PolicyChapter 15 Mental Disorder and the LawChapter 16 Mental Disorder and Public Policy in Selected Countries