Community Psychology and the Socio-economics of Mental Distress : International Perspectives (Paperback)

Introduction: Community Psychology and the Socio-economics of Mental Distress: International Perspectives; C.Walker, K.Johnson, and L.Cunningham.- PART I: SOCIO-ECONOMICS AND MENTAL DISTRESS.- Introduction; C.Walker.- Seroxat: the Corruption of Pharmacological Corporations, Health Care Professionals, Politicians and Academics; P.Duckett.- Gambling: Government and Industry Promotion of a Dangerous Form of Consumption; J.Orford .- Neoliberal Ideology and Personal Debt in the UK; C.Walker.- The Operation of a Suicidal Cohort and its Socio-economic Origins; C.Curtis and B.Curtis.- Mental Health and Community Psychology in India; S.Bhatia .- PART II: PSYCHOLOGY, IDEOLOGY AND MODES OF INTERVENTIONS.- Introduction; K.Johnson.- Social Integration, Violence and Mental Health in Columbia; C.Quenza.- Supporting Global Mental Health: Critical Community Psychology as a Potential Panacea?; R.Burgess.- Developing a Cambodian Psychology; L.Cunningham, N.Hema, S.Sovandara, K.Sareth, P.Peou, K.Hourn and S.Hour.- Communities and Professional Identities: South African Women Students' Accounts of Applied Psychology Training; J.Callaghan.- Community Psychology as a Globalised Commodity? A South African Perspective; R.Carolissen.- PART III: INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL CHANGE PROJECTS.- Introduction; L.Cunningham.- Charting a Path From Data to Action: A Culturally Sensitive Intervention for Adolescent Self-Harm in Sri Lanka; J.Marecek.- Housing for People with Lived Experience of Mental Health Issues: Housing First as a Strategy to Improve Quality of Life; G.Nelson, P.Goering and S.Tsemberis.- Developing a Tenant Organisation as a Resource in Supported Housing; B.Kloos, K.Scrimenti, N.Masson, S.Zimmerman, B.Davis, and D.Snow.- The Clubhouse Model and Community Psychology; S.Phillips.- Liberation of the Social Consciousness through Alternative Learning and Action Research: Work in Progress with the Aytas of the Philippines; E.Estacio and D.Marks.- Art, Social Action and Social Change; M.Murray.- Conclusion.- Global Mental Health, Cultural Specificity and the Risk of Neo-colonialism: Challenges for Critical Community Psychology; K.Johnson.