Conclusion
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Deirdre Heenan
Abstract
The conclusion highlights that mental health is a growing and critical public health challenge. Mental health remains poorly understood and services have been underfunded and underdeveloped. Mental health problems are not distributed equally across the population; rather, they are disproportionately associated with poverty and disadvantage. While there has been considerable progress in this policy area, much work is required to address long-standing systemic issues.
Abstract
The conclusion highlights that mental health is a growing and critical public health challenge. Mental health remains poorly understood and services have been underfunded and underdeveloped. Mental health problems are not distributed equally across the population; rather, they are disproportionately associated with poverty and disadvantage. While there has been considerable progress in this policy area, much work is required to address long-standing systemic issues.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of figures, tables and boxes vi
- Introduction: Why mental health matters 1
- Mental health and mental illness 9
- Development of policy 43
- Organisation of mental health services 65
- The rise of the service user movement and the concept of recovery 93
- Social determinants of mental health 127
- Stigma 151
- The media and mental health 179
- Conclusion 199
- Glossary 209
- References 211
- Index 253
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of figures, tables and boxes vi
- Introduction: Why mental health matters 1
- Mental health and mental illness 9
- Development of policy 43
- Organisation of mental health services 65
- The rise of the service user movement and the concept of recovery 93
- Social determinants of mental health 127
- Stigma 151
- The media and mental health 179
- Conclusion 199
- Glossary 209
- References 211
- Index 253
