A Sociology of Mental Health and Illness by Anne Rogers

A Sociology of Mental Health and Illness by Anne Rogers

Suitable for studying the effects of mental health and illness on a society, this textbook presents an overview of the major aspects of the sociology of mental health and illness. It also includes chapters that take into consideration the social science and social psychiatric literature.

Anne Rogers is Professor of the Sociology of Health Care and currently directs a programme of research on self-management and chronic disease management at the National Primary Care Research and Development Centre, Division of Primary Care, University of Manchester. Her PhD on psychiatric referrals from the police began her academic career. Her current research interests include sociological aspects of primary care and mental health. David Pilgrim is Clinical Dean, Teaching Primary Care Trust for East Lancashire and Honorary Professor at the Universities of Liverpool and Central Lancashire. His career has been divided between higher education and the NHS. He trained as a clinical psychologist before completing his PhD on NHS psychotherapy. He subsequently completed a Masters degree in Sociology. Since then he has retained both a clinical and research interest in many aspects of mental health work.

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ISBN 13	9780335215836
ISBN 10	0335215831
Title	A Sociology of Mental Health and Illness
Author	Anne Rogers
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Open University Press
Year published	2005-07-16
Number of pages	296
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