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Sociology of Mental Disorder

by: Cockerham, William C.

Sociology of Mental Disorder

by: Cockerham, William C.

ISBN 13:
9780205748068
ISBN 10:
0205748066
Edition: 8th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 03/30/2010
Publisher: Pearson
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Summary

This book presents the major issues and research findings on the influence of race, class, gender, age and social class on the incidence of mental disorder. It also examines the institutions put in place to help those with mental disorders.

Author Biography

William C. Cockerham received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley and is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is also Co-Director of the UAB Center for Social Medicine and holds secondary appointments in medicine and public health. He is the recipient of the UAB Connors Prize in the History of Ideas and the Ireland Award for Distinguished Scholarship. Currently, he is serving as the President of the Research Committee on Health Sociology of the International Sociological Association and is on the Editorial Board of the American Sociological Review. Dr. Cockerham has published numerous peer-reviewed papers in academic journals and is author or editor of fourteen books. His most recent books published by Pearson Prentice-Hall include Medical Sociology, 11^th edition (2010) and the Sociology of Mental Disorder, 8^th edition (2010).

IN THIS SECTION:
1.) BRIEF

2.) COMPREHENSIVE

BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Chapter 1 The Problem of Mental Disorder

Chapter 2 Types of Mental Disorders

Chapter 3 Concepts of Causes and Cures

Chapter 4 Mental Disorder as Deviant Behavior

Chapter 5 Social Epidemiology

Chapter 6 Social Class

Chapter 7 Age, Gender, and Marital Status

Chapter 8 Urban versus Rural Living and Migration

Chapter 9 Race

Chapter 10 Help-Seeking Behavior and the Prepatient Experience

Chapter 11 Acting Mentally Disordered: The Example of Schizophrenia, Anxiety, and Depression

Chapter 12 The Mental Hospital Patient

Chapter 13 Residing in the Community

Chapter 14 Community Care and Public Policy

Chapter 15 Mental Disorder and the Law

Chapter 16 Mental Disorder and Public Policy in Selected Countries

COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Chapter 1 The Problem of Mental Disorder

Defining Mental Disorder

Madness through the Ages

Chapter 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

Other Conditions that may be a Focus of Clinical Attention

Chapter 3 Concepts of Causes and Cures

The Medical Model

The Psychoanalytic Model

The Social Learning Model (Behavior Modification)

The Social Stress Model

The Antipsychiatric Model

Chapter 4 Mental Disorder as Deviant Behavior

Macro-Level Approaches to Mentally Deviant Behavior

Micro-Level Approaches to Mentally Deviant Behavior

Chapter 5 Social Epidemiology

Epidemiological Methods

The “True” Prevalence of Mental Disorder

Chapter 6 Social Class

The Classic Studies

Explanations of the Relationship

Chapter 7 Age, Gender, and Marital Status

Age

Gender

Marital Status

Chapter 8 Urban versus Rural Living and Migration

Urban versus Rural Living

Migration

Chapter 9 Race

Differences between Racial Minority Groups

Minority Status and Self-Esteem

Urban Black Folk Healers

The Curanderos

Chapter 10 Help-Seeking Behavior and the Prepatient Experience

The Decision to Seek Treatment

Family Disruption

Family Alienation

Public Disruption

Chapter 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”

Chapter 12 The Mental Hospital Patient

Voluntary Commitment

Involuntary Commitment

The Inpatient

Chapter 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

Chapter 14 Community Care and Public Policy

Delivery of Mental Health Services

The Changing Focus of Mental Health Care Delivery

Community Mental Health Centers

Managed Care

Delivery of Mental Health Services in the United States: An Appraisal

Chapter 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

Chapter 16 Mental Disorder and Public Policy in Selected Countries

Great Britain

Italy

Germany

China

Japan

Poland

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