UPC: 9783030680527 | Deconstructing Health Inequity: A Perceptual Control Theory Perspective (Hardcover)

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This book offers a radically different perspective on the topic of health inequity. Carey Tai and Griffiths use Perceptual Control Theory (PCT) to deconstruct current approaches to understanding investigating and addressing problems of health inequity. In the book the authors propose that health inequity is not a problem per se. Disrupted control they argue is the problem that needs to be addressed. From this perspective research policy and health practices directed at addressing health inequity in isolation will offer only partial solutions to the problems created by disrupted control. Addressing problems of disrupted control directly however has the potential to entirely resolve issues that are created by health inequity. The authors have extensive clinical and research experience in a wide range of contexts including: cross-cultural settings; rural remote and underserved communities; community mental health settings; prisons; schools; and psychiatric wards. Drawing on these diverse experiences the authors describe how adopting a Perceptual Control Theory perspective might offer promising new directions for researchers and practitioners who have an interest in addressing issues of inequity and social justice. With a Foreword written by Professor Neil Gilbert this book will provide fresh insights for academics practitioners and policymakers in the fields of public health psychology social policy and healthcare.