Social inclusion and mental health : understanding poverty, inequality and social exclusion

By:

Boardman, Jed

Contributor(s):

Publisher: London : RCPsych Publications, 2023Edition: Second editionDescription: xiii, 395pContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781911623595 (pbk.) :

Subject(s):

NLM classification:

WM 43.

Summary: People with mental health conditions are among the most socially excluded groups in society. Mental health conditions are influenced by the social environment, which in turn shapes our social and cultural responses to the people who experience them. Much of what mental health practitioners do is 'essentially social' and the effects of their interventions are hampered by the marginalised status of many of the people that they see. This book documents the ways in which people with mental health conditions are excluded from participating in society and offers some pointers as to how this may be reversed. It highlights the need to reduce mental health inequalities and to consider the importance of material inequalities and social injustices faced by people experiencing mental ill-health. Whilst the challenges are considerable and the solutions wide-ranging, mental health practitioners can play a significant role in facilitating the social inclusion of those with mental health conditions.

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Hillingdon Hospitals Library Services (Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation) Shelves	WM31 BOA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Pending reservation		301122178
Book	South London and Maudsley Trust Library Shelves	WM 43 BOA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Issued	10/10/2023	024855

Previous edition: 2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

People with mental health conditions are among the most socially excluded groups in society. Mental health conditions are influenced by the social environment, which in turn shapes our social and cultural responses to the people who experience them. Much of what mental health practitioners do is 'essentially social' and the effects of their interventions are hampered by the marginalised status of many of the people that they see. This book documents the ways in which people with mental health conditions are excluded from participating in society and offers some pointers as to how this may be reversed. It highlights the need to reduce mental health inequalities and to consider the importance of material inequalities and social injustices faced by people experiencing mental ill-health. Whilst the challenges are considerable and the solutions wide-ranging, mental health practitioners can play a significant role in facilitating the social inclusion of those with mental health conditions.

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