Space, Place and Mental Health

Space, Place and Mental Health

Curtis, Sarah

Taylor & Francis Ltd

08/2010

316

Dura

Inglês

9780754673316

15 a 20 dias

Stress and anxiety, and other mental illnesses are linked to risks in the environment. This book questions how and why the social and physical environment matters for mental health and psychological wellbeing in human populations. It presents a framework for studying how attributes of 'space' and 'place' are associated with human mental wellbeing.
Contents: Foreword; Mens sana in corpore sano? Introduction to geographical perspectives on health of the mind and body; 'Virtuous landscapes': therapeutic material settings; Material hazards and risks for mental health; Resilience, social capital and social integration; Anomie, status anxiety and fear: socio-spatial relations and mental ill-health; Dreamscapes and imagined spaces: the meaning of place for identity, spirituality and mental health; Post-asylum geographies of mental health care: spaces for therapy and treatment; Place, space and population mental health; Bibliography; Index.
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