International Perspectives on Mental Health

•  Anti-discriminatory practice and the ethical tensions posed by legislation, particularly in relation to safeguarding and human rights
  
• Trends and concerns in the field of child and adolescent mental health
  
• The gender, ethnicity and age-related dimensions of mental ill-health
  
• The challenges posed by dual diagnosis and faced by families and carers. 
  

PART I: MENTAL HEALTH: AN OVERVIEW.- Historical Moments in Mental Health: From Straitjackets to Streets.- Constructions of Mental Illness: From the Past Towards the Future.- Legal and Ethical Dilemmas in Mental Health.- PART II: MENTAL HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFESPAN.- Children's Matters.- Trying Times for Adolescents: Fight, Flight and Compliance.- Adults: The Terrain of Mental Ill Health.- Older Men and Women: Turning around the Stereotypes.- PART III: MENTAL HEALTH VISTAS AND LANDSCAPES.- The Case of Dual Diagnosis in Mental Health.- The Upside.- Down of 'Caring': Familiesand Mental Health.- Anti-Discriminatory Practice: Considerations for Professionals.- Concluding Remarks.