Mental Health and Society
Scientic Supervisor / Contact Person
Name and Surname
Manuel Muñoz López
Localization & Research Area
Faculty / Institute
Faculty of Psychology
Department
Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación y Psicología Clínica
Research Area
Social Sciences and Humanities (SOC), Life Sciences (LIF)
MSCA & ERC experience
Research group / research team hosted any MSCA fellow?
No
Research group / research team have any ERC beneficiaries?
No
Research Team & Research Topic
Research Team / Research Group Name (if any)
Mental Health and Society
Website of the Research team / Research Group / Department
Brief description of the Research Team / Research Group / Department
The Group maintains a psychological and social vision of the influence and relationships of the main social factors (social exclusion, social stigma, stressors, etc.) in the etiology, development and treatment of the main mental health problems. The group has placed emphasis on the study of mental health in some special populations: homeless, disabled, elderly and with severe and persistent mental illness and their families. Maintains a research activity and planning of services and policies in this field. In addition, it develops instruments for evaluation and intervention in mental health problems. The research activity of the group has a double aspect, on the one hand, it focuses on the study of the relationships between mental disorders and different social factors, especially those derived from exclusion and social isolation. On the other, the group develops an intense work related to the design and evaluation of psychosocial intervention programs in social exclusion, mental health and disability.
Research lines / projects proposed
<br />We are working in mental health stigma from social and individual perspectives. We can accept any research line in these topics.
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CV<br />letter of interest
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