Revitalizing sociology: Urban life and mental illness between history and the present

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 138-160

  Fitzgerald, Des ^a   Rose, Nikolas ^b   Singh, Ilina ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biology; Mental illness; Neuroscience; Psychiatry; The Chicago School; The City

Indexed keywords

HISTORY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROCEDURES; SOCIOLOGY; URBAN POPULATION;

HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; SOCIOLOGY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84959253786     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: 14684446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-4446.12188     Document Type: Article

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