Mental Health Promotion: Paradigms and Practice

by Keith Tudor

Overview

Mental health promotion is an emerging field of interest to many health professionals. This book traces its history, defines it and distinguishes it from mental illness prevention. Mental health is viewed as a positive concept and seperate from mental illness and psychopathology. Based on original research, the conceptual analysis developed in the book offers policy makers and practitioners a coherent and comprehensive framework within which to design and implement practice. Mental Health Promotion:
* offers a new conceptual paradigm for mental health promotion
* applies it to policy, assessment, consultation, education and training
* provides a comprehensive, international literature review
Suitable for a wide variety of courses at student and professional level in psychiatry, nursing, social work and community work, Mental Health Promotion is a significant addition to the study of health promotion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317799245
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/23/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Keith Tudor is a trained social worker and is now a psychotherapist in private practice, Sheffield. He is also honorary research fellow, King's College, London.

Table of Contents

Introduction; I: Defining the field; 1: Mental health; 2: Health promotion; 3: Mental health promotion; 4: Community; 5: Community mental health promotion; II: Developing the field; 6: Mental health policy; 7: Mental health assessment; 8: Mental health consultation; 9: Mental health education and training; III: Breaking out of the field; 10: Beyond mental health promotion

Editorial Reviews

Edith Potter was a revered pioneer in the field who first published her book in 1952. The new editor--Potter's spiritual heir--has produced an entirely new two-volume text based on the 1975 edition of Pathology of the Fetus and Infant, 3rd ed., retaining the name of Potter. This massive, comprehensive reference, with 2,512 illustrations (142 in color), contains 20 contributions in volume 1, in sections on genetic and developmental pathology and systemic pathology; and 15 contributions in volume 2, on individual organs and systems. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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