Social Perspectives on Mental Distress

Learning about Mental Health Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 233-252

  Tew, Jerry ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Heart of England Hub of the Mental Health Research Network   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mental breakdown or subsequent relapse; Neurological adaptations; Personal relationships and life events; Sexual or emotional abuse; Stress vulnerability model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889381856     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470699300.ch13     Document Type: Chapter

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