The subject heading in the catalog is social psychiatry

Overviews and encyclopedia essays

Causes of mental disorders  Wiki essay

Mental disorder Wiki essay

Labeling theory  Wiki essay

Thomas Szasz Wiki essay Szasz was a psychiatrist who argued that mental illness did not exist.

Mental disorders Encyclopedia essay with many sub topics

Medicalization  Wiki essay

Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology  Look up Sociolgy of Mental Health for sub topicsAnd here are some sub topics



Resources

Sociology of Mental Health Section of ASA

Sociology of Health Scroll down to mental health for a large number of sites.

Sociology of Mental illness Short definition

The Sociology of Mental Health and Illness Scholarly article by Michael Goldstein

 Sociology and Mental Illness : Some Neglected Implications for Treatment  Jack Zusman MD Scholarly article

Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology