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Cockerham, William C.,

Sociology of mental disorder / William C. Cockerham, University of Alabama at Birmingham. - Tenth edition. - India : T & F, 2017. - xv, 376 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 334-365) and indexes.

Chapter 1 The Problem of Mental Disorder -----
Chapter 2 Types of Mental Disorders -----
Chapter 3 Acting Mentally Disordered: The Example of Schizophrenia, Anxiety, and Depression -----
Chapter 4 Mental Disorder: Concepts of Causes and Cures -----
Chapter 5 Mental Disorder as Deviant Behavior -----
Chapter 6 Mental Disorder: Social Epidemiology -----
Chapter 7 Mental Disorder: Social Class -----
Chapter 8 Mental Disorder: Age, Gender, and Marital Status -----
Chapter 9 Mental Disorder: Urban versus Rural Living and Migration -----
Chapter 10 Mental Disorder:Race -----
Chapter 11 Help-Seeking Behavior and the Prepatient Experience -----
Chapter 12 The Mental Hospital Patient -----
Chapter 13 Residing in the Community -----
Chapter 14 Community Care and Public Policy -----
Chapter 15 Mental Disorder and the Law -----
Chapter 16 Mental Disorder and Public Policy in Selected Countries

ISBN: 9781138668393 (hbk) 9781138668409 (pbk)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Social psychiatry.
Mental illness
Mentally ill--Social aspects.--Social conditions.

Dewey Class. No.: 616.891 / COC