Mental Health in Later Life - Taking a Life Course Approach

Focusing on mental health rather than mental illness, this book adopts a lifecourse approach to understanding mental health and wellbeing in later life. Drawing together material from a number of different fields the book analyses the meaning and determinants of mental health amongst older populations and offers a critical review of the lifecourse, ageing and mental health discourse for students, professionals, policy makers and researchers.

About the author

Alisoun Milne is Professor of Social Gerontology and Social Work at the University of Kent. She has a long standing practice and academic interest in mental health in later life.

Summary

Drawing together material from a number of different fields the book analyses the meaning and determinants of mental health amongst older populations and offers a critical review of the lifecourse, ageing and mental health debate.

Product details

• Authors: Alisoun Milne, Alisoun ( University of Kent ) Milne, Alisoun (University of Kent) Milne
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9781447305712
• ISBN: 978-1-4473-0571-2
• No. of pages: 362
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 550 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Altenbetreuung, Altersgruppen: ältere Menschen