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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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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