Ch.16

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Ch.16 Mental Illness

• Medical Model vs. Sociological Interpretations
• Measurements Distribution
• Treatment Approaches

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Medical Model

• Objective symptoms
• Causes are psychological and/or physiological
• Treatment targets the individual

3
Health Canada Definitions

• Mental health problems stress inadequate
  coping skills
• Mental Disorders affects 1 of 3 dimensions
• Cognition
• Affectivity
• relations

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Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
IV (96)

• Psychoactive Substance Use disorders
• Delusional Disorders
• Mood disorders
• Sexual disorders

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Sociological Interpretations

• Macrosociology emphasizes impact of culture,
  class other structural causes of mental illness
• Ex Marx worker alienation
• Microsociology emphasizes impact of labelling
  (medicalization)

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What is the extent of mental illness in Canada?

• Official stats under represent the problem
  (funnel effect)
• Community attitudes, presence of professional
  services also affect conceptualization diagnosis

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Social Distribution

• Gender
• Marital status
• Religion
• Geographical mobility
• Age
• Social class

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Treatment Care

• Demonology
• Institutionalization
• Community Integration