The Social Determinants of Mental Health by Michael T. Compto... - 9781585624775

The Social Determinants of Mental HealthAuthor(s): Michael T. Compton, Ruth S. Shim\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing, United States\nImprint: American Psychiatric Association Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781585624775, 978-1585624775\nSynopsis\nThe Social Determinants of Mental Health aims to\nfill the gap that exists in the psychiatric, scholarly, and policy-related\nliterature on the social determinants of mental health: those factors\nstemming from where we learn, play, live, work, and age that impact our\noverall mental health and well-being. The editors and an impressive roster\nof chapter authors from diverse scholarly backgrounds provide detailed\ninformation on topics such as discrimination and social exclusion; adverse\nearly life experiences; poor education; unemployment, underemployment, and\njob insecurity; income inequality, poverty, and neighborhood deprivation;\nfood insecurity; poor housing quality and housing instability; adverse\nfe.