Appalachian Mental Health

This volume is the first to explore broadly many important theoretical and applied issues concerning the mental health of Appalachians. The authors-anthropologists, psychologists, social workers and others-overturn many assumptions held by earlier writers, who have tended to see Appalachia and its people as being dominated by a culture of poverty. While the heterogeneity of the region is acknowledged in the diversity of sub-areas and populations discussed, dominant themes emerge concerning Appa

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813116147
• ISBN13: 9780813116143
• Release Date: September 1988
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher