Sociology of mental disorder /
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| Author / Creator: | Cockerham, William C. |
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Imprint: | Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1989. |
| Description: | ix, 352 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/992282 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. The Problem of Mental Disorder
- Defining Mental Disorder
- Madness through the Ages
- Summary
- 2. Types of Mental Disorders
- Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence
- Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic and Other Cognitive Disorders
- Mental Disorders Due to a General Medical Condition Not Elsewhere Classified
- Substance-Related Disorders
- Schizophrenia
- Mood Disorders
- Anxiety Disorders
- Somatoform Disorders
- Factitious Disorders
- Dissociative Disorders
- Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders
- Eating Disorders
- Sleep Disorders
- Impulse-Control Disorders Not Elsewhere Classified
- Adjustment Disorders
- Personality Disorders
- Summary
- 3. Mental Disorder: Concepts of Causes and Cures
- The Medical Model
- The Psychoanalytic Model
- The Social Learning Model (Behavior Modification)
- The Social Stress Model
- The Antipsychiatric Model
- Summary
- 4. Mental Disorder as Deviant Behavior
- Macro-Level Approaches to Mentally Deviant Behavior
- Micro-Level Approaches to Mentally Deviant Behavior
- Summary
- 5. Mental Disorder: Social Epidemiology
- Epidemiological Methods
- The "True" Prevalence of Mental Disorder
- Summary
- 6. Mental Disorder: Social Class
- The Classic Studies
- Explanations of the Relationship
- Summary
- 7. Mental Disorder: Age, Gender, and Marital Status
- Age
- Gender
- Marital Status
- Summary
- 8. Mental Disorder: Urban versus Rural Living and Migration
- Urban versus Rural Living
- Migration
- Summary
- 9. Mental Disorder: Race
- Differences between Racial Minority Groups
- Minority Status and Self-Esteem
- Urban Black Folk Healers
- The Curanderos
- Summary
- 10. Help-Seeking Behavior and the Prepatient Experience
- The Decision to Seek Treatment
- Family Disruption
- Family Alienation
- Public Disruption
- Summary
- 11. Acting Mentally Disordered: The Example of Schizophrenia, Anxiety, and Depression
- Alienation from "Place,"
- Recognizing Symptoms
- Madness as a Method of Coping
- The Definitive Outburst
- Rendering of Accounts
- The Paradox of Normalcy
- Removal from "Place,"
- Summary
- 12. The Mental Hospital Patient
- Voluntary Commitment
- Involuntary Commitment
- The Inpatient
- Summary
- 13. Residing in the Community
- Stigma
- Family Responses to Current and Former Mental Patients
- Community Responses to Current and Former Mental Patients
- Adjustment to the Outside World
- Summary
- 14. Community Care and Public Policy
- Delivery of Mental Health Services
- The Changing Focus of Mental Health Care Delivery
- Community Mental Health Centers
- Delivery of Mental Health Services in the United States: An Appraisal
- Summary
- 15. Mental Disorder and the Law
- The Concept of Dangerousness
- False Commitment
- Insanity as a Defense in a Criminal Trial
- The Right to Treatment
- Mental Health Law and Social Control
- Summary
- 16. Mental Disorder and Public Policy in Selected Countries
- Great Britain
- Italy
- Germany
- China
- Japan
- Poland
- Summary
- References
- Name Index
- Subject Index
