1. A historical review of mental health care / Michael Thomas -- 2. Mental health within society and societies / Nicholas Proctor, Amy Baker, Monika Ferguson and Kirsty Baker -- 3. Mental health within different ethnic groups and minorities / Richard Mottershead, Vijaya Kumardhas and Charles Masulani Mwale -- 4. Mental health during pregnancy and early parenthood / Mary Steen and Ben Green -- 5. Mental health during childhood / Monika Ferguson, Alison Owen Traynor and Nicholas Proctor -- 6. Adolescence and young adult mental health / Scott Steen -- 7. Mental health in adult men / Steve Robertson, Mark Robertson, Brendan Gough and Gary Raine -- 8. Mental health in adult women / Mandy Drake, Elizabeth Newnham and Mary Steen -- 9. Mental health in the aged population / Andrew Lovell and Thomas Moncur.
Summary:
The overall aim of this book is to provide knowledge and understanding of how mental health affects human beings from conception through to end-of-life, and the challenges that society as a whole has to address in the treatment of mental health. Mary Steen is at the University of South Australia (UniSA).
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.