Understanding Mental Health and Mental Illness: An Exploration of the Past, Present, and Future

The book explores the history of mental illness, from ancient times to the present, and discusses how people have conceptualized and understood it. It emphasizes the development of psychiatry and psychology and presents an integrated model of knowledge for understanding psychological wellness and disorder.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 338 pages
\n Publication date: 27 January 2021
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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The question of whether someone is psychologically healthy or mentally ill, and the fundamental nature of mental health underlying that question, has been debated in cultural, academic, and clinical settings for millennia. This comprehensive book offers an overview of how people have conceptualized and understood mental illness throughout history.

The book begins by examining mental illness in the evolutionary context of humanity and then traverses through significant historical epochs: the mythical, the Classical, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and modern and postmodern. At each stage, it focuses on key elements that emerged regarding how people judged sanity and insanity, with a particular emphasis on the growth of psychiatry and psychology as they emerged and developed. As the book enters the twenty-first century, Dr. Jenkins presents his integrated model of knowledge, a systemic, holistic model of the psyche that provides a conceptual foundation for understanding both psychological wellness and disorder and approaching assessment and diagnosis.

This text offers a valuable exploration of mental health and illness across the ages, providing those already familiar with the subject matter with a fresh perspective on the past and a new model of knowledge and assessment for the future.

\n Weight: 500g\n
Dimension: 227 x 151 x 24 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781138340756\n \n