Social Crisis and Mental Health

This book focuses on the paradoxical effect on mental health of social crises. When crises occur, there's an upsurge of mental suffering due to an intensification of such social insanities as violence, inequality, and insecurity. Paradoxically, there are positive consequences due to acts of kindness, cooperation, and the ability to cope and hope.

Peter Morrall is Visiting Associate Professor in Health and Sociology at the University of Leeds, UK, and a Tutor at the Centre for Lifelong Learning, University of York, UK. Morrall has worked in the mental health field and researched, written, and taught about the subject for decades.

Introduction. 1.Catastrophes and Contradictions. 2.Mental Health Crisis. 3.Mental-healthism. 4.Signs of Sanity. Conclusion.