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Format:
Paperback, eBook
304 pp.
26 photos, 1 figure, 2 tables, all 2-colour, 7.5" x 9.25"

ISBN-13:
9780199026050

Copyright Year:
2020

Imprint: OUP Canada


An Introduction to Mental Health and Illness

Critical Perspectives

Edited by Mat Savelli, James Gillett and Gavin J. Andrews

An inclusive, incisive, and interdisciplinary approach to studying mental health and illness.

This practical and engaging text guides students toward understanding mental health and illness as a social construction, including how mental health is supported and limited by current models of diagnosis and treatment. Bringing together voices from researchers and practitioners, this text provides the historical and social analysis students need to become active thinkers in the field of mental health.

Readership : An Introduction to Mental Health and Illness: Critical Perspectives is for mental health courses taught out of interdisciplinary health studies programs, sociology, and social services departments at the first- through third-year undergraduate levels.

Reviews

  • "This text provides a nuanced discussion of mental health and mental illness, which includes political and social dimensions of diagnosis and treatment and a critical analysis of social and historical factors in the development of the mental health industry."
    --Margo Nelson, Langara University

  • "This book addresses many of the weaknesses observed in books within this field of study. I am glad I had an opportunity to review it."
    --Yvonne Asare-Bediako, Brescia University College

  • "A very nice and in-depth look at mental health. Plenty of ancillary materials to help with lesson planning of a course."
    --Jeffrey Walters, University of Regina

Note: Every chapter includes:
- Learning Objectives
- Introduction
- Boxes
- Chapter Summary
- Study Questions
- Suggested Readings
- Web Resources
- Glossary
- References
Tables and Figures
List of Contributors
Acknowledgements
Forward
Part I: Introducing Mental Health and Illness
1. Conceptualizing Mental Health and Illness
Mat Savelli, James Gillett, Gavin Andrews, and Nick Kates (all at McMaster University)
2. The Long (or Short) History of Mental Health
Sarah Marks (University of London), Mat Savelli (McMaster University), and Melissa Ricci
3. Psychopharmaceuticals
David Herzberg (University at Buffalo), Dorian Deshauer (St. Michael's hospital), and Mat Savelli (McMaster University)
Part II: Contemplating Mental Health
4. Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
Mat Savelli and Nick Kates (both at McMaster University)
5. Mood Disorders
Natasha Sheikhan (Dalla Lana School of Public Health), Paul Andrews (McMaster University), Irving Kirsch (Harvard Medical School), Benoit Mulsant (University of Toronto), Steven Hollon (Vanderbilt University), and James Gillett (McMaster University)
6. Anxiety Disorders
Gavin Andrews (McMaster University), Sandra Chen, and David Holmes (University of Ottawa)
7. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
James Gillett (McMaster University), Colleen Dell (University of Saskatchewan), Margaret McKinnon, Rachel Weldrick, Jenna Boyd, Alina Protopopescu, and Aamna Qureshi (all at McMaster University)
8. Eating Disorders
Larkin Lamarche (McMaster University) and Aly Bailey (University of Guelph)
9. Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Iain McClure (Spire Hospital) and Matthew Smith (University of Strathclyde)
10. Addiction and the Limits of Mental Illness
Erika Dyck (University of Saskatchewan) and Iain Smith (University of Glasgow)
Part III: Complicating Mental Health
11. Culture, Globalization, and Mental Health
Mat Savelli (McMaster University) and Aneeqa Aslam (Youthdale Treatment Centres)
12. Critical Perspectives in Mental Health
Ameil Joseph (McMaster University) and Duncan Double (Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust)
13. Recovering, Not Condemned: Students and Mental Health
David Holmes (University of Ottawa), Carmen Hurst (Algonquin College), and Adam Grearson (Dalhousie University)
Glossary
Index

Instructor's Manual
For each chapter:
· Chapter overview
· 5-10 learning objectives
· 3-5 video links
· 3-5 exercise suggestions for in-class discussions
Test Bank
For each chapter:
· 30-40 questions
PowerPoint Slides
For each chapter:
· 25-30 slides
Image Bank
· Includes figures, tables, and photos from the book
Student Study Guide
For each chapter:
· Chapter overview
· Key terms
· 3-5 video links
- 3-5 suggested readings

Mat Savelli is an assistant professor in the Department of Health, Aging, and Society and the Arts & Science program at McMaster University.

James Gillett is an associate professor in the Department of Health, Aging, and Society and is the associate dean, Grad Studies and Research of the Faculty of Social Sciences at McMaster University.

Gavin J. Andrews is a professor in the Department of Health, Aging, and Society at McMaster University.

Health, Illness, and Medicine in Canada - Juanne Nancarrow Clarke
Social Determinants of Health - Alan Davidson
Second Opinion - John Germov and Jennie Hornosty
Health and Society - Edited by James Gillett, Gavin J. Andrews and Mat Savelli
Making Sense in the Social Sciences - Margot Northey, Lorne Tepperman and Patrizia Albanese
Making Sense in the Life Sciences - Margot Northey and Patrick von Aderkas
Pursuing Health and Wellness - Alexander Segall and Christopher J. Fries

Special Features

  • Balances biomedical discussion of disorders and treatments with socio-historical analysis, helping students understand the ongoing production of mental health and illness.
  • Interdisciplinary approach draws on perspectives from history, sociology, anthropology, and many other disciplines to highlight historical debates and emerging discussions related to mental health.
  • Contributions from researchers and mental health practitioners - including social scientists, psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, and social workers - provide students with an authoritative introduction to the field of mental health.
  • Reflects contemporary efforts to challenge stereotypes about mental health and illness, offering students an inclusive and empathetic view of mental health difficulties and the social experience of being diagnosed and treated.
  • Case Study boxes present interesting examples and research on topics such as compulsive buying disorder, needle phobias, and cannabis dependence and addiction.
  • Conceptualizing Mental Health and Illness boxes explore how mental health and illness is portrayed in pop culture through examples such as mental illness within the world of Batman, online advertisements of binge eating disorders, examining symptoms of ADHD through Dennis the Menace, and the controversy surrounding the Netflix film, To the Bone.
  • Social Movements boxes explore movements and advocacy groups in the context of mental health throughout history, including the Twelve Step Program, the positive body image movement, and the feminist movement's role in the Valium panic.
  • Student-friendly pedagogy includes learning objectives, bolded key terms, study questions, and Part Introductions and Chapter Summary sections that help contextualize chapters within the larger themes of the book.