Mental Health and Illness von Dawn/Boyd Freshwater

InhaltsangabeAbout the Author. Contributors. Chapter 1 An Introduction to Mental Health and Illness. Chapter 2 Understanding and Assessing Mental Illness: The Psychological Aspects. Chapter 3 Psyche and Soma: The Relationship between Mental Health and Physical Symptoms. Chapter 4 Socio-Political Influences: The Social Construction of Mental Illness. Chapter 5 Mental Health and Spiritual Distress. Chapter 6 Working collaboratively to improve care. Chapter 7 Professional and Legal Matters. References. Index.

Dawn Freshwater is currently Professor of Mental Health, Institute of Health and Community Studies, BournemouthUniversity. She is a United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) registered psychotherapist and an experienced supervisor and trainer. She has authored, co-authored and edited several books and numerous papers, and is editor of Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing.