Society and Mental Health

A journal of the ASA Section on the Sociology of Mental Health

Editor: William R. Avison, Western University (Canada) ISSN: 2156-8693 Triennial: March, July, November Mission Statement Selected Articles Online Access Editorial Board Subscriptions Advertising Reprint Permissions Journal Website

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Mission Statement

Society and Mental Health publishes original articles that apply sociological concepts and methods to the understanding of the social origins of mental health and illness, the social consequences for persons with mental illness, and the organization and financing of mental health services and care. Society and Mental Health publishes articles that advance the sociology of mental health and illness, stimulate further research, inform treatments and policy and reflect the diversity of interests of its readership.

Selected Articles

Intimacy and Belonging: The Association between Sexual Activity and Depression among Older Adults by Kathryn Ganong and Erik Larson (November 2011)

The Impact of Sexual Harassment on Depressive Symptoms during the Early Occupational Career by Jason N. Houle, Jeremy Staff, Jeylan T. Mortimer, Christopher Uggen, and Amy Blackstone (July 2011)

Parenthood, Life Course Expectations, and Mental Health by Daniel L. Carlson and Kristi Williams (March 2011)