Society and Mental Health, a journal of the ASA Section on Sociology of 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.
Editor: Fred Markowitz, Northern Illinois University (2025-2027)
Published: March, July, November
ISSN: 2156-8693
Featured Articles
- The Sociology of Mental Health and the Twenty-First-Century Mental Health Crisis Jason Schnittker (March 2025); listen to the podcast
- Centering Agency: Examining the Relationship between Acts of Resistance, Anxiety, and Depression Among Undocumented College Students Martha Morales Hernandez, Josefina Flores Morales, and Laura E. Enriquez (November 2024); listen to the podcast
- Revisiting Durkheim: Social Integration and Suicide Clusters in U.S. Counties, 2006–2019 Jessica Brantez and Jason N. Houle (July 2024); listen to the podcast
