| Description |
1 online resource (160 pages) : illustrations |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| 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. |
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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. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Mental health -- Social aspects.
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Mental illness -- Social aspects.
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Social capital (Sociology)
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Mental Health.
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Socioeconomic Factors.
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Cross-Cultural Comparison.
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Health Policy.
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Health Status Indicators.
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Social Environment.
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Mental health.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Mental Health.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Mental Illness.
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MEDICAL -- Mental Health.
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Mental health -- Social aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01016369
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Mental illness -- Social aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01016602
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Social capital (Sociology) (OCoLC)fst01122281
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| Added Author |
McKenzie, Kwame.
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Harpham, Trudy.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Social capital and mental health. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006 1843103559 (DLC) 2005036040 (OCoLC)62593602 |
| ISBN |
1846424941 (electronic bk.) |
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9781846424946 (electronic bk.) |
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1846424933 (electronic bk.) |
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9781846424939 (electronic bk.) |
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