Editors:
- Of?fers an analysis of the relationship between migration and mental health and illness in historical and contemporary contexts
- Explores neglected aspects of migration and diaspora studies through an approach that blends conceptual and empirical models from different disciplines
- Utilises perspectives taken from psychiatry, theology, geography, anthropology, and social work
Part of the book series: Mental Health in Historical Perspective (MHHP)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Conceptual Approaches
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Historical Perspectives
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Anthropological and Personal Reflections
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Back Matter
About this book
The relationship between migration and mental health is controversial, contested, and pertinent. In a highly mobile world, where voluntary and enforced movements of population are increasing and likely to continue to grow, that relationship needs to be better understood, yet the terminology is often vague and the issues are wide-ranging. Getting to grips with them requires tools drawn from different disciplines and professions.
Such a multidisciplinary approach is central to this book. Six historical studies are integrated with chapters by a theologian, geographer, anthropologist, social worker and psychiatrist to produce an evaluation that addresses key concepts and methodologies, and reflects practical involvement as well as academic scholarship. Ranging from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, the book explores the causes of mental breakdown among migrants; the psychological changes stemming from their struggles with challenging life circumstances; and changes in medical, political and public attitudes and responses in different eras and locations.
Editors and Affiliations
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School of Divinity, History and Philosop, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Marjory Harper
About the editor
Marjory Harper is Professor of History at the University of Aberdeen, UK. Her research interests and publications are primarily in the Scottish diaspora since 1800, and her two most recent books have both won international prizes. She co-authored Migration and Empire (2010) and is currently working on two further monographs.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Migration and Mental Health
Book Subtitle: Past and Present
Editors: Marjory Harper
Series Title: Mental Health in Historical Perspective
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-52968-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-52967-1Published: 29 June 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-70823-9Published: 19 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-52968-8Published: 17 June 2016
Series ISSN: 2634-6036
Series E-ISSN: 2634-6044
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 280
Topics: Social History