A Straight Talking Introduction to the Causes of Mental Health Problems (2nd edition)

di John Read (Autore)

Pete Sanders (Autore)

PCCS Books, 2022

What causes mental health problems? Nature or nurture? Brain and biology? Genetic inheritance or social environment? Revised and updated, this concise book explains what we know today about the origins of mental distress, drawing on the latest research from across the world. The answer is of course a bit of everything in combination - because the human body and brain are shaped by the environments we inhabit and what happens to us. Human distress is caused by loss, trauma, violence, childhood abuse, social injustices, poverty and deprivation. How well we are able to cope with these stressors likewise depends on a multiplicity of factors and is unique to each individual. An essential addition to the Straight Talking Introduction series, the book supports the call for more understanding of the social determinants of mental wellbeing. It adds to the arguments for treatments that do not rely on the busted hypothesis of neurochemical imbalances.

• Autore: John Read, Pete Sanders
• Editore: PCCS Books
• Collana: The Straight Talking Introductions Series
• Anno: 2022
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 180 p.
• Dimensioni: 198 x 129 mm
• Peso: 210 gr.
• EAN: 9781915220196

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