Key Concepts in Mental Health

David Pilgrim is Honorary Professor of Health and Social Policy, University of Liverpool, UK and Visiting Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Southampton. After training and working as a clinical psychologist he completed a PhD examining psychotherapy in the organisational setting of the British NHS. He then went on to complete a Master’s in sociology. He has worked at the boundary between clinical psychology and medical sociology for the past 20 years and has produced over 60 articles in peer-reviewed journals, based upon his research into mental health policy and practice. His years working in the British NHS provided him with extensive everyday experience of the theoretical and policy aspects of mental health expressed in practical settings. One of his books, A Sociology of Mental Health and Illness (3rd edition, Open University Press, 2005), co-authored with Anne Rogers, won the British Medical Association’s medical book of the year award for 2006. Currently he is writing a book on child sexual abuse and public policy.

Part I: Mental Health and Mental Health Problems
Mental Health
ICD (International Classification of Diseases)
DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual)
Psychological Formulations
The Myth of Mental Illness
Neuroscience
Causes and Consequences of Mental Health Problems
Subjective and Objective Aspects of Mental Health
Madness
Sadness
Fear
Personality Disorders
Self-harm
Substance Misuse
Learning Disability
Physical Health
Wellbeing
Pleasure
Creativity
Spirituality
Lay Views of Mental Health and Illness
Eating Disorders
Part II: Mental Health Services
Primary Care
Acute Mental Health Services
Forensic Mental Health Services
Service-user Involvement
Carers
Mental Health Professionals
Biological Interventions
Psychological Interventions
Financial Aspects of Mental Health
The Quality of Mental Health Care
Evidence-based Practice
Recovery
Coercion
Corruption of Care
Malpractice
The Mental Health Service Users’ Movement
Public Mental Health
Part III: Mental Health and Society
Mental Health Policy
Mental Health Promotion
Segregation
Eugenics
Capacity and Culpability
Anti-psychiatry
Labelling Theory
Attachment Theory
Stigma
Social and Cultural Capital
Social Exclusion
Work
Risks to and from People with Mental Health Problems
The Mass Media
Social Models of Mental Health
Suicide
Cross-cultural Psychiatry
Social Class
Race
Gender
Age
Childhood Adversity
The Pharmaceutical Industry
Warfare