Urban Mental Health (Hardcover)

Over the past fifty years we have seen an enormous demographic shift in the number of people migrating to urban areas, proliferated by factors such as industrialisation and globalisation. Urban migration has led to numerous societal stressors such as pollution, overcrowding, unemployment, and resource, which in turn has contributed to psychiatric disorders within urban spaces. Rates of mental illness, addictions, and violence are higher in urban areas and changes in social network systems and support have increased levels of social isolation and lack of social support. Part of the Oxford Cultural Psychiatry series, Urban Mental Health brings together international perspectives on urbanisation, its impacts on mental health, the nature of the built environment, and the dynamic nature of social engagement. Containing 24 chapters on key topics such as research challenges, adolescent mental health, and suicides in cities, this resource provides a refreshing look at the challenges faced by clinicians and mental health care professionals today. Emphasis is placed on findings from low- and middle-income countries where expansion is rapid and resources limited bridging the gap in research findings.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Oxford Cultural Psychiatry
Release date:	June 2019
Editors:	Dinesh Bhugra (Emeritus Professor of Mental Health and Cultural Diversity) • Antonio Ventriglio (Psychiatrist) • Joao Castaldelli-Maia (Psychiatrist) • Layla McCay (Director)
Dimensions:	237 x 160 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	384
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-880494-9
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Psychiatry Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-880494-6
Barcode:	9780198804949

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