Appalachian Mental Health - Hardcover

by Susan E. Keefe (Editor)

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 Biography

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