Mental Health Promotion - Softcover

Tudor, Keith

 
9780415101066: Mental Health Promotion

Synopsis

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.

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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.

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ISBN 10:  0415101050 ISBN 13:  9780415101059
Publisher: Routledge, 1995
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