The impact of the environment on psychiatric disorder / edited by Hugh Freeman and Stephen Stansfeld.

Date:
2008
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Description

"The Impact of the Environment on Psychiatric Disorder explores the relationship between the environment and mental health, and suggests that environmental factors can play a role in the causation of psychiatric illness. Hugh Freeman and Stephen Stansfeld bring together experts from the field to discuss a range of physical and social environmental settings that are linked to psychiatric disorders."--BOOK JACKET.

Publication/Creation

London ; New York : Routledge, 2008.

Physical description

x, 330 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Contributors

Notes

Copy 1 Donor: Family of Hugh Freeman.

Contents

Gene-environment interactions in mental disorders : a current view / Ming T. Tsuang, William S. Stone and Jennifer M. Johnston -- Geographical perspectives on psychiatric disorder / Sarah Curtis -- Urban-rural differences, socio-economic status and psychiatric disorder / Stephen Stansfeld ... [et al.] -- Psychosocial processes linking the environment and mental health / Gary W. Evans and Stephen J. Lepore -- Social support, environment and psychiatric disorder / Traolach Brugha, Stephen Stansfeld and Hugh Freeman -- Migration and mental health / Kamaldeep Bhui -- Housing and mental health / Hugh Freeman -- Noise and psychiatric disorder / Stephen Stansfeld and Charlotte Clark -- Seasonality and mental health : mood disorders, suicide, and schizophrenia / John McGrath and Gordon Parker -- Psychiatric morbidity following disasters : epidemiology, risk, and protective factors / Alexander C. McFarlane.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    WM31 2008I34
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ISBN

  • 9780415116183
  • 041511618X