A Straight Talking Introduction to the Causes of Mental Health Problems

by John Read, Pete Sanders, Richard Bentall (Editor)

A pocket sized, good value series of succinct, thought provoking introductions. The causes of mental health problems are often more complicated than we would like. This book presents straightforward summaries of the history, theories and research about the various possible causes. Because there is no single convenient answer to the questions explored in this book, competing viewpoints are presented. Readers are encouraged to focus on what fits best with their own experience and decide what might be most helpful. Rather than accept that solutions to mental health problems are owned by the medical professions, these books look at alternatives and provide information so that the users of psychiatric services, their families and carers can make more decisions about their own lives.

Genres: Nonfiction, Mental Health, Counselling

180 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 15, 2010

Reviews

[Sonia Duma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Long story short: if people were to live in a rural area and not living poor that it’s depressing, they wouldn’t be depressed. Turns out poverty makes people depressed.

I knew it.
I knew it.
In truth, people don’t need therapy, i can confidently say now: they need money.

brb going with my cows

[Catherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very readable guide to mental health issues and causes. Had to read this as a text for my psychology paper at uni, but it was not a slog like some of the other textbooks. Well written, and if you'd like a brief introduction to this subject it is a great place to start.

[Sylvester · Rating 1 out of 5]

I can certainly see why only certain kinds of people say to me how great John Read is...

A Straight Talking Introduction to the Causes of Mental Health is an extremely biased research proposal that not only is pretentious but also extraordinarily un-psychological.