The Sociology of Mental Health and Illness - General Session 3

Wednesday, 9 July 2025: 15:00-16:45

Location: FSE020 (Faculty of Education Sciences (FSE))

RC49 Mental Health and Illness (host committee)

Language: English and Spanish

This session brings together a range of scholars focussing on the sociology of mental health and illness.

Session Organizer:

Felipe SZABZON, Centro Brasileiro de Análise e Planejamento, Brazil

Chair:

Felipe SZABZON, Centro Brasileiro de Análise e Planejamento, Brazil

Oral Presentations

Resilience As a Personal Resource Reduces Burnout Among Social Workers: Implications for Policy and Practice
Ágnes GYŐRI, HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences, Hungary

Young People’s Experiences of Professionals’ Handling of the Matching Process When Placed in Foster Care in Sweden
Anna-lena ALMQVIST, Sweden; Kitty LASSINANTTI, Mälardalen university, Sweden

Cast(ed) Emotional Transactions and Self-Harm: Unpacking Caste-Embedded Narratives in Indian Higher Education
Dhaneswar BHOI, London School of Science and Technology (Lecturer)& University of Edinburgh (Honorary Fellow), United Kingdom

Employment Status, Mental Health Problems and Suicidal Ideation Among Higher Educated Youth in Kolkata City: A Gendered Perspective
Mohai MENUL BISWAS, International Institute for Population Sciences, India

The Use of Psychiatric Drugs in Morocco: Between Family Experience and Medical Dialogue
Abdelrhani MOUNDIB, Med V University, Morocco

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