Social Factors and Mental Health Services (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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4 levels that affect mental health
4 levels that affect mental health
Society, community, family, individual
Social class & mental health relationship
Social class & mental health relationship
Inverse correlation - lower class, higher mental illness
Mental illness rate: most vs least deprived
Mental illness rate: most vs least deprived
2-2.5x higher in most deprived
% women vs men with anxiety/treatment (2014)
% women vs men with anxiety/treatment (2014)
29% women vs 17% men
Depression treatment: women vs men lifetime rate
Depression treatment: women vs men lifetime rate
1 in 4 women vs 1 in 10 men
% alcohol dependent people who are male
% alcohol dependent people who are male
80%
African-Caribbean males schizophrenia diagnosis rate
African-Caribbean males schizophrenia diagnosis rate
3-5x more likely than white males
Mallet et al (2003) finding on schizophrenia
Mallet et al (2003) finding on schizophrenia
Lower in Trinidad/Barbados than London African-Caribbean
Brown & Harris (1978): provoking agents examples
Brown & Harris (1978): provoking agents examples
Overcrowding, poverty, ill health, bereavement
Brown & Harris (1978): protective factor example
Brown & Harris (1978): protective factor example
Supportive marriage
Pickett et al (2006): income inequality & mental illness
Pickett et al (2006): income inequality & mental illness
Linear relationship - higher inequality, more illness
Morrison (2012): treatment studied
Morrison (2012): treatment studied
Cognitive therapy for schizophrenia (no medication)
King's Fund: £ spent on long-term conditions linked to MH
King's Fund: £ spent on long-term conditions linked to MH
£1 in every £8
Gender difference in mental health help-seeking
Gender difference in mental health help-seeking
Women less reluctant to report symptoms & seek help
BME groups mental health diagnosis likelihood
BME groups mental health diagnosis likelihood
More likely to be diagnosed with mental health problems