A history of male psychological disorders in Britain, 1945-1980

This book is open access under a CC BY license and explores the under-researched history of male mental illness from the mid-twentieth century. It argues that statistics suggesting women have been more vulnerable to depression and anxiety are misleading since they underplay a host of alternative pre...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Haggett, Alison. author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK 2015.
Edición:First edition 2015.
Colección:Mental Health in Historical Perspective,
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009427398206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Content
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1 Psychological Illness and General Practice
  • 2 Mental Health at Work: Misconceptions and Missed Opportunities
  • 3 Men, Alcohol and Coping
  • 4 Pharmacological Solutions
  • 5 Special Cases: Sick Doctors and Ethnic Presentations of Psychological Illness
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.