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 1: Mental Health
Mental Health
Philosophical aspects of Mental Health
Work
Neuroscience
Subjective and Objective Aspects of Mental Health
Sadness
Fear
Physical Health
Pleasure
Creativity
Spirituality
Public Mental Health
Mental Health Promotion
Childhood Adversity
Attachment Theory
Part 2: Mental Abnormality
International Classification of Diseases
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
Lay views of Mental Disorder
The Biopsychosocial Model
Madness
Eating Disorders
Personality Disorders
Self-harm
Substance Misuse
Intellectual Disability
Causes and Consequence of Mental Health Problems
Trauma
Psychological Formulations
The Myth Mental Illness
Part 3: Mental Health Services
Primary Care
Acute Mental Health Services
Forensic Mental Health Services
Service-user Involvement
Carers
Mental Health Professionals
Biological Interventions
Psychological Interventions
Mindfulness
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
Part 4: Mental Health and Society
Mental Health Policy
Segregation
Eugenics
Capacity and Culpability
Anti-psychiatry
Labelling Theory
Stigma
Social and Cultural Capital
Social Exclusion
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
The Pharmaceutical Industry
Warfare