Principles of Social Psychiatry, 2nd edition

Social psychiatry is concerned with the effects of the social environment on the mental health of the individual, and with the effects of the person with a mental disorder on his/her social environment.  The field encompasses social interventions, prevention and the promotion of mental health.  This new edition of Principles of Social Psychiatry provides a broad overview of current thinking in this expanding field and will be a source of ideas both in research and for the management of mental disorder.  It opens by putting social psychiatry in perspective, within both psychiatry and the social sciences.  From the patients perspective, the outermost influence is the culture in which they live, followed by their neighbourhoods, workmates, and friends and family.  The next section considers how we conceptualize the social world, from families through cultural identify and ethnicity to the wider social environment.   The book reviews the social determinants and consequences of the major mental disorders before considering interventions and service delivery at various levels to mitigate these.  It closes with a review of the social impact of mental illness around the world and a thoughtful essay by the editors on the current state of social psychiatry and where it is heading. 

Foreword by Mario Maj, President of World Psychiatric Association Preface: Social Psychiatry: From Here to There? Dinesh Bhugra and Craig Morgan Perspectives and Methods The Historical Development of Social Psychiatry Julian Leff Why Psychiatry has to be Social Paul Bebbington Social science perspectives: a failure of the sociological imagination Craig Morgan and Arthur Kleinman Categories and Continuums Peter Tyrer Social, Biological and Personal Construction of Mental Illness Derek Bolton Social Epidemiology Ronald Kessler, Philip S Wang and Hans-Ulrich Wittchen Qualtitative Research Methods Joanna Murray Conceptualising the Social World Families and Psychosis Juliana Onwumere, Ben Smith and Elizabeth Kuipers Culture and its Influence on Diagnosis and Management Dinesh Bhugra and Susham Gupta Culture and Identity Julian Leff Concepts and Challenges in Capturing Dynamics of the Wider Social Environment Stephani Hatch and Dana March Globalization and Psychiatry Rahul Bhattacharya and Dinesh Bhugra Trauma and Disasters in Social and Cultural Context Laurence J Kirmayer, Hanna Kienzler, Abdel Hamid Afana and Duncan Pedersen Social Determinants Fundamental Social Causes Bruce Link and Jo Phelan Psychosis Craig Morgan and Gerard Hutchinson Depression Tom K J Craig Common Mental Disorders Christoph Lauber Suicide Gwendolyn Portzky and Kees van Heeringen Social Determinants: Personality Disorder Priya Bajaj and Mike Crawford Addictions John Strang Eating Disorders Mervat Nasser Social Factors that Influence Child Mental Health Nisha Dogra Social Determinants of Later Life Disorders Robert Stewart Social Consequences and Responses Responses to the Onset of Mental Health Problems: Issues and Findings from Research on Illness Behaviour and the Use of Health Services Bernice Pescosolido Gender and Reproductive Health Louise Howard Stigma and Discrimination Graham Thornicroft, Nisha Mehta, Elaine Brohan and Aliya Kassam Poverty, Unemployment and Homelessness Kim Hopper Health Economics and Psychiatry: The Pursuit of Efficiency Martin Knapp and Jennifer Beecham Social Interventions Team Structures in Community Mental Health Tom Burns Prevention Tristan McGeorge, Sean Cross and Rachel Jenkins Principles of Social Intervention Richard Warner Social Interventions for Psychosis David Kingdon, Yoshihiro Kinoshita and Stefan Gleeson Social Management of Common Mental Disorders Patricia R Casey Problem Solving Therapy for People with Personality Disorders Mary McMurran, Christine Maguth Nezu and Arthur M Nezu Social Support Traolach S Brugha Modern Social Networking and Mental Health Keir Jones, James Wollard and Dinesh Bhugra The Psychiatric Child Protection: Research to Inform Practice Colin Pritchard Global Mental Health Mental Health in Europe: Learning from Differences Mirella Ruggeri and Maria Elena Bertani East meets West Current Mental Health Burdens in Greater China Roger Ng and Zhanjiang Li Social Psychiatry in India R Thara and R Padmavati Africa Oye Guraje and Victor Makanjuola Social Psychiatry in the Americas Pedro Ruiz Epilogue: Where Next for Social Psychiatry? Dinesh Bhugra and Craig Morgan