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

Author: Susan E. Keefe
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 09/29/1988
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.33lbs
Size: 9.31h x 6.33w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9780813116143

About the Author

Susan E. Keefe is professor of anthropology at Appalachian State University.

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