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Sociocultural Roots of Mental Illness

An Epidemiologic Survey

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  • © 1978

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  1. John J. Schwab

    1. University of Louisville, Louisville, USA

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  2. Mary E. Schwab

    1. Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, USA

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Part of the book series: Topics in General Psychiatry (TGPS)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-1
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  2. The Social Psychiatric Setting

    • John J. Schwab, Mary E. Schwab
    Pages 3-12

  3. Social Psychiatry: Definitions and Scope

    • John J. Schwab, Mary E. Schwab
    Pages 13-27

  4. The Epidemiologic Background

    • John J. Schwab, Mary E. Schwab
    Pages 28-38

  5. Epidemiologic Terms, Concepts, and Levels of Investigation

    • John J. Schwab, Mary E. Schwab
    Pages 39-51

  6. Raw Materials and Tools Part 1: Secondary Source Data

    • John J. Schwab, Mary E. Schwab
    Pages 52-66

  7. Part 2: Primary Source Data

    • John J. Schwab, Mary E. Schwab
    Pages 67-87

  8. Associations and Causation

    • John J. Schwab, Mary E. Schwab
    Pages 88-97

  9. Early History of Psychiatric Epidemiology

    • John J. Schwab, Mary E. Schwab
    Pages 98-115

  10. The Problem: Concepts and Definitions of Mental Illness

    • John J. Schwab, Mary E. Schwab
    Pages 116-140

  11. The Quest for Prevalence: Twentieth-Century Studies—1900–1950

    • John J. Schwab, Mary E. Schwab
    Pages 141-157

  12. Social Correlates and Questions of Etiology: Twentieth-Century Studies—Since 1940

    • John J. Schwab, Mary E. Schwab
    Pages 158-187

  13. The Community: Twentieth-Century Studies

    • John J. Schwab, Mary E. Schwab
    Pages 188-203

  14. Later Twentieth-Century Studies

    • John J. Schwab, Mary E. Schwab
    Pages 204-228

  15. Assessing Hereditary and Sociocultural Factors: Genetics

    • John J. Schwab, Mary E. Schwab
    Pages 229-246

  16. Stress and Life Events

    • John J. Schwab, Mary E. Schwab
    Pages 247-260

  17. Psychosomatic and Psychophysiologic Disorders

    • John J. Schwab, Mary E. Schwab
    Pages 261-278

  18. Cultural Psychiatry

    • John J. Schwab, Mary E. Schwab
    Pages 279-302

  19. Findings and Issues

    • John J. Schwab, Mary E. Schwab
    Pages 303-312

  20. Social Psychiatry: Concepts and Models

    • John J. Schwab, Mary E. Schwab
    Pages 313-326
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About this book

For the past decade and more, American psychiatry has been at sea on the adventurous if uncontrolled odyssey of community psychiatry. The voyage has often coursed through uncharted oceans, and for many the purpose and destination of the journey have been obscure. Even among those whose sights are clearer, there is growing concern that the ship will be becalmed by inadequate funding or run aground on the shoals of bureaucratic anarchy. For all of these voyagers this volume should come as a welcome compass. The authors' review of their subject is encyclopedic. They have not only traced the origins of modem concepts and studies back to their historical roots, but have drawn their material widely from the work of investigators throughout the world to illustrate current trends and prob­ lems. The novice will find their discussion of epidemiology a clearly­ written and useful introduction to one of the scientific foundations of social psychiatry, and novice and expert alike can profit from their thoughtful and critical assessment of basic terms and concepts, including illuminating chapters on stress, genetics, psychophysiologic disorders, and cultural psychiatry. The volume ends on a personal note as the authors present their views of the current state of social psychiatry and suggest ways in which its theoretical structure might be strengthened. Too often the plight of the individual is overlooked in the concern with impersonal numbers and surveys that preoccupy epidemiologists and social scientists.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Louisville, Louisville, USA

    John J. Schwab

  • Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Boston, USA

    Mary E. Schwab

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sociocultural Roots of Mental Illness

  • Book Subtitle: An Epidemiologic Survey

  • Authors: John J. Schwab, Mary E. Schwab

  • Series Title: Topics in General Psychiatry

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2433-1

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1978

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-2435-5Published: 25 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-2433-1Published: 09 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 338

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Psychiatry

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