Waubonsee Community College

Encyclopedia of mental health

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Encyclopedia of mental health

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1379433460

"This new, 3rd edition continues the groundbreaking emphases on a broad, multifaceted understanding of mental health, recognizing the significant variations across ages, contexts, families, cultures, and social structures. Conceptions of mental health and mental dysfunction have continually broadened, to take into account new knowledge about the genetic, biological, developmental, social, and cultural nature of human beings. This third edition of the Encyclopedia brings together these emerging trends and discoveries, to paint a comprehensive picture of mental health, in the context of overall well-being. This Encyclopedia thus includes multiple levels of analysis. First, our understanding of mental health has moved well beyond the artificial nature-nurture dichotomy; we better understand how biological tendencies unfold in a social and cultural environment. Second, to a greater extent than previously imagined, there is a strong reciprocal relation between our general health and our cognitions, moods, and mental well-being. Third, we increasingly recognize the complementary nature of prevention and treatment. A simple model of treating mental ' disease' is often ultimately futile without associated prevention efforts, but prevention cannot sensibly ignore the need for efficacious treatments." -- page xv, Preface