This thought provoking text explores some of the most contentious issues in mental health today. Drawing on top authors in the field, each chapter explores a key subject area which is often ignored or avoided in mental health. Stimulating and lively in style, it is essential reading for all mental health students and practitioners.

Introduction; R.Tummey & T.Turner
Psychiatric Diagnosis; L.Johnstone
Socioeconomic Disadvantage; A.Rogers & D.Pilgrim
Institutional Racism and Cultural Diversity; S.Fernando
Spirituality; P.Barker & P.Buchanan-Barker
Sexuality; R.Tummey & D.T.Evans
Gender; V.Coppock
The Lifespan; D.Pilgrim, A.Rogers & R.Tummey
Iatrogenic Abuse; R.Tummey & F.Tummey
Psychological Trauma; D.Farrell
Risk; T.Turner & A.Colombo
Crime; A.Colombo & T.Turner
Media: Reframing the Debates; L.Henderson
Conclusion; T.Turner & R.Tummey

ROBERT TUMMEY Senior Lecturer, Department of Social and Community Studies, Coventry University, UK.
TIM TURNER Senior Lecturer, Department of Social and Community Studies, Coventry University, UK.