Publisher's Synopsis
Winner of the BMA Medical Book of the Year 2006!
'This text is the reference text in this field. There is no other that comes close in its breadth and depth of coverage' Colin Dawson, The College of St Mark and St John, Plymouth, UK
- How have sociologists theorized and researched mental health and illness?
- In what ways do sociologists approach this topic differently to those from other disciplines?
- How do we understand mental health problems in their social context?
A Sociology of Mental Health and Illness is a key teaching and learning resource for undergraduates and postgraduates studying a range of medical sociology and health-related courses, as well as trainee mental health workers in the fields of social work, nursing, clinical psychology and psychiatry.
