Mental Health Promotion: Paradigms and Practice

Mental Health Promotion: Paradigms and Practice
ISBN-10
1317799259
ISBN-13
9781317799252
Series
Mental Health Promotion
Category
Psychology
Pages
336
Language
English
Published
2013-10-23
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Keith Tudor

Description

Mental health promotion is an emerging field of interest to many health professionals. This book traces its history, defines it and distinguishes it from mental illness prevention. Mental health is viewed as a positive concept and seperate from mental illness and psychopathology. Based on original research, the conceptual analysis developed in the book offers policy makers and practitioners a coherent and comprehensive framework within which to design and implement practice. Mental Health Promotion: * offers a new conceptual paradigm for mental health promotion * applies it to policy, assessment, consultation, education and training * provides a comprehensive, international literature review Suitable for a wide variety of courses at student and professional level in psychiatry, nursing, social work and community work, Mental Health Promotion is a significant addition to the study of health promotion.

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