A Sociology of Mental Health And Illness by Pilgrims D

A Sociology of Mental Health And Illness by Pilgrims D

Drawing upon a range of social theories and methods to illustrate its points, this book provides an overview of the aspects of the sociology of mental health and illness. It explores the debates about the role of legalism, and examines organizational aspects of psychiatry as well as the growing relevance of community mental health work.

"..an erudite, engaging and provocative history of sociological ideas...an outstanding piece of sociology." - The Sociological Review "Seldom have I been soimpressed; the breadth and depth of scholarship in this work is awesome." - Professor Charles E Marske "...remarkably well written and informative." - Professor Edwin M Lemert "What was meant and praised as a necessary, courageous and successful step of liberating and emancipating the discipline of criminology fromthe narrow boundaries of the penal law turns out to be another scientific blind alley - now at the level of society. This is the central message of Colin Sumner's fine and scholarly study on the conceptual career of 'deviance' - a literary journey that covers a century long period of theoretical reflection andanalysis." - Professor Dr Fritz Sack

David Pilgrim is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist in the NHS in Blackburn and Professor of Mental Health in the Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work at the University of Liverpool.Anne Rogers is Reader in Sociology in the National Primary Care Research and Development Centre at the University of Manchester.The authors' research interests have focused on the mental health professions, the role of mental service users and lay perspectives on mental health. Their co-authored books include Mental Health Policy in Britain and Experiencing Psychiatry (with Ron Lacey). David Pilgrim has also written Psychotherapy and Society and Clinical Psychology Observed. Anne Rogers has recently written Demanding Patients?: Analysing the Use of Primary Care (with Karen Hassell and Gerry Nicolaas). She is currently directing a programme of research on the demand for primary care services.

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ISBN 13	9780335203475
ISBN 10	0335203477
Title	A Sociology of Mental Health And Illness
Author	Pilgrims D
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Open University Press
Year published	1999-06-16
Number of pages	224
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