Homelessness, Housing, and Mental Illness

Informationen zum Autor Russell K. Schutt is Professor and Chair of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and Lecturer on Sociology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Stephen M. Goldfinger is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Department Chair at SUNY Downtown Medical Center. Klappentext Humans are social animals and! in general! don't thrive in isolated environments. Homeless people! many of whom suffer from serious mental illnesses! often live socially isolated on the streets or in shelters. This title assesses how well these people do when attempts are made to reduce their social isolation and integrate them into the community. Zusammenfassung Humans are social animals and! in general! don't thrive in isolated environments. Homeless people! many of whom suffer from serious mental illnesses! often live socially isolated on the streets or in shelters. This title assesses how well these people do when attempts are made to reduce their social isolation and integrate them into the community.

Product details

• Authors: Russell K. Schutt, Schutt Russell K.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2011
• EAN: 9780674051010
• ISBN: 978-0-674-05101-0
• No. of pages: 402
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; Medicine: general issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / General, Care of people with mental health issues, Poverty and precarity