Social Determinants of Mental Health

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· Springer Nature
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This book provides a comprehensive exploration of the social determinants of mental health and enhances our understanding of their impact on the development and manifestation of various mental disorders. It offers new insights on the complex interplay between genetic, biological, and social determinants, and highlights the crucial role that social determinants play in shaping the risk and protective factors for mental health.

The volume covers factors such as migration, pollution, urbanization, and discrimination that contribute to the development, onset and outcome of major mental health problems, including schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder, and anxiety disorders.

Additionally, the book fosters well-being and promotes mental health by emphasizing strategies to fight stigma and discrimination, prevent mental disorders with home-based, school-based, or workplace-based supportive measures. It calls for making mental health accessible to everyone and outlines the importance of addressing social determinants to promote mental well-being.

About the author

Prof. Andrea Fiorillo is Full Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli" in Naples, Italy. He is President of the European Psychiatric Association (2025-2027) and President of the Italian Society for Social Psychiatry (2022-2025). HIs main research interests include social psychiatry, psychiatric epidemiology, prevention of mental disorders, and promotion of physical and mental health, and education in psychiatry. He has authored over 250 scientific papers published in peer-reviewed journals and more than 10 books in the field of mental health. He is Editor of European Psychiatry, the official journal of the European Psychiatric Association.

Dr. Serafino De Giorgi is currently the Director of the Department of Mental Health at “Azienda Sanitaria Locale” of Lecce. He served as a Lecturer in Psychiatry at the University of Bari, Faculty of Medicine, Lecce branch office. He has participated in approximately 500 national and international Congresses and Scientific Courses. He is author or co-author of over 80 scientific publications on topics such as clinical psychopathology, clinical governance, organisation and management of services, clinical risk management, prescriptive appropriateness, and professional responsibility of psychiatrists. He is the President of the Italian Society for Social Psychiatry.

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