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Social Change, Stress and Mental Health in the Pearl of the Alps

A Systemic Study of a Village Process

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  • © 1979

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Authors:
  1. Gottlieb Guntern

    1. Psychiatrie Oberwallis und Psychosomatische Abteilung, Oberwalliser Kreisspital, Brig-Glis, Switzerland

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Part of the book series: Monographien aus dem Gesamtgebiete der Psychiatrie (PSYCHIATRIE, volume 22)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XX
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  2. Conceptual Framework and the Methods of Investigation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. General Introduction

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      Pages 2-13

    3. Theoretical Problems of Social Change

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      Pages 14-27

    4. Problems of Methodology

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      Pages 28-39

  3. Development From an Isolated Mountain Village to an International Tourist Resort: Sociological and Socio-Psychological Aspects of the Village Process

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41
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    2. Time Before the Construction of the Road

      • Gottlieb Guntern
      Pages 42-115

    3. Construction of the Road in 1951

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      Pages 116-122

    4. The Village Process After the Construction of the Road: Increasing Industrialization and Urbanization

      • Gottlieb Guntern
      Pages 123-165

  4. Social Change and Stress

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 167-167
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    2. General Stress Concepts

      • Gottlieb Guntern
      Pages 168-174

    3. Social Change and Stress Indicators

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      Pages 175-175

  5. Stress Indicators Observed in 1970: Physical and Mental Health Aspects of the Village Process

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 177-177
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    2. Psychosomatic Disorders

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      Pages 178-218

    3. Consumption of Alcohol

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      Pages 219-248

    4. Consumption of Drugs

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      Pages 249-263

    5. Consumption of Tobacco

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      Pages 264-276

    6. Psychiatric Disorders

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      Pages 277-289

    7. Crime

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      Pages 290-294

    8. Epilogue

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      Pages 295-296
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About this book

I first became acquainted with Dr. Gottlieb Guntern's work at several scientific symposia and was impressed by the way he combined originality and imagination with the proper use of careful, multidisciplinary epidemiologic approaches. Dr. Guntern has attacked some of the cardinal aspects of the consequences, in terms of health, well.being. and social function, of rapid social change in an originally isolated rural community - a phenomenon that is occurring at an accelerating rate in developing, as well as in developed, countries. This worldwide problem is approached by Dr. Guntern in a holistic manner. Health and social function are seen as integrated elements of human existence and are studied accordingly. His analysis of social events and their consequences for health and well­ being in a small Alpine village can serve as a paradigm for the study of the process of social change and its various consequences elsewhere. In view of the problem's importance and being impressed by the thoroughness and ingenuity of Dr. Guntern's multifaceted approach, I encouraged him to make the study available to an international readership. Dr. Guntern's book is warmly recommended not only to epidemiologists, sociologists, anthropologists, and psychiatrists, but also to all those interested in psychosocial and psychosocially induced problems in today's and tomorrow's environments. Lennard Levi, M.D.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Psychiatrie Oberwallis und Psychosomatische Abteilung, Oberwalliser Kreisspital, Brig-Glis, Switzerland

    Gottlieb Guntern

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Social Change, Stress and Mental Health in the Pearl of the Alps

  • Book Subtitle: A Systemic Study of a Village Process

  • Authors: Gottlieb Guntern

  • Series Title: Monographien aus dem Gesamtgebiete der Psychiatrie

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-88191-6

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1979

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-88193-0Published: 25 July 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-88191-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0077-0671

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 316

  • Number of Illustrations: 19 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Medicine/Public Health, general

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Health & Hospitals, Pharma

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