Mental health promotion: paradigms and practice
- London Routledge 1996
- xvii, 308p.
Presents the principles and strategies of mental health promotion through community initiatives. Examines the origin of this practice and describes it in a way that differentiates it from mental illness prevention. Evaluates the significance of health promotion according to a four paradigm analysis of social theory. This four paradigm analysis is used to recognise and place eight elements of mental health.
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Mental Health|Health Promotion|Community Health Services