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Title Social capital and mental health / edited by Kwame McKenzie and Trudy Harpham ; foreword by Richard Wilkinson
Published London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (160 pages) : illustrations
Contents Foreword / Richard Wilkinson -- Theory and methods -- Meanings and uses of social capital in the mental health field / Kwame McKenzie and Trudy Harpham -- Social risk, mental health and social capital / Kwame McKenzie -- Systematic review of the methods used in studies of social capital and mental health / Mary de Silva -- International studies -- Ethnographic investigation of social capital and mental health in Gospel Oak, London, UK / Rob Whitley -- Social capital and quality of life and mental health in Maastricht, the Netherlands : the neighbourhood matters / Marjan Drukker, Charles Kaplan and Jim van Os -- Social capital and mental health in the urban South, USA : a quantitative study / Carey Usher -- Social capital and mental health of women living in informal settlements in Durban, South Africa, and Lusaka, Zambia / Liz Thomas -- Social capital and youth mental health in Cali, Columbia / Trudy Harpham, Emma Grant and Simon Snoxell -- Conclusion -- The state of the art / Kwame Mckenzie
Foreword / Richard Wilkinson -- Theory and methods -- Meanings and uses of social capital in the mental health field / Kwame McKenzie and Trudy Harpham -- Social risk, mental health and social capital / Kwame McKenzie -- Systematic review of the methods used in studies of social capital and mental health / Mary de Silva -- International studies -- Ethnographic investigation of social capital and mental health in Gospel Oak, London, UK / Rob Whitley -- Social capital and quality of life and mental health in Maastricht, the Netherlands: the neighbourhood matters / Marjan Drukker, Charles Kaplan and Jim van Os -- Social capital and mental health in the urban South, USA: a quantitative study / Carey Usher -- Social capital and mental health of women living in informal settlements in Durban, South Africa, and Lusaka, Zambia / Elizabeth Thomas -- Social capital and youth mental health in Cali, Columbia / Trudy Harpham, Emma Grant and Simon Snoxell -- Conclusion -- The state of the art / Kwame Mckenzie
Summary Why do some areas have a higher prevalence of mental illness than others? How does the structure of a society affect its inhabitants' mental health? This remarkable book is the first to explore in detail the concept of social capital and its implications for mental health policy. Drawing on evidence from international research and fieldwork, the contributors examine the risk factors for mental health associated with both low and high social capital communities. They discuss the importance of relationships between individuals, groups and abstract bodies such as the state and outline different s
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Subject Mental health -- Social aspects
Mental illness -- Social aspects
Social capital (Sociology)
Cross-cultural studies.
Medical policy.
Social ecology.
Mental health.
Mental Health [MESH]
Socioeconomic Factors [MESH]
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Health Policy
Health Status Indicators
Social Environment
Mental Health
Socioeconomic Factors
Cross-Cultural Comparison [MESH]
Health Policy [MESH]
Health Status Indicators [MESH]
Social Environment [MESH]
human ecology.
mental health.
Psychiatry.
Social Issues & Processes.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Mental Health.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Mental Illness.
MEDICAL -- Mental Health.
Social ecology.
Mental health.
Medical policy.
Cross-cultural studies.
Mental health -- Social aspects.
Mental illness -- Social aspects.
Social capital (Sociology)
Form Electronic book
Author McKenzie, Kwame
Harpham, Trudy
LC no. 2005036040
ISBN 1846424941
9781846424946
1846424933
9781846424939
9781843103554
1843103559
1280566426
9781280566424