Mental health and the built environment : more than bricks and mortar? / David Halpern.

  • Halpern, David (David S.)
Date:
1995
  • Books

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Description

This book explores the relationship between built environment and the occurrence of mental ill-health. In a coherent and original style, the book begins by providing a broad overview of what is known about the causes of mental ill-health, and discusses the issues that arise when attempting to identify the impact of the environment on mental health. The author examines the role of the environment as a source of stress; the effects that the environment can have on the quality of relationships between people; and the relationship between symbolic aspects of the environment, the planning process and mental health. The book uses new analyses and detailed studies drawn from the UK and US.

Publication/Creation

London ; Bristol, Pa. : Taylor & Francis, 1995.

Physical description

xi, 240 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-233) and index.

Contents

Ch.1. Introduction and Background -- Ch.2. Classical Environmental Stressors -- Ch.3. Social Environmental Stressors -- Ch.4. Social Support and the Planned Environment -- Ch.5. The Environment as Symbol and the Example of the High-rise -- Ch.6. The Planning Process -- Ch.7. Improving Mental Health Through the Environment: A Case Study -- Ch.8. Mental Health and the Built Environment: Conclusions.

Notes

Copy 1 Donor: Family of Hugh Freeman.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    WM31 1995H19m
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 0748402357
  • 9780748402359
  • 0748402365
  • 9780748402366