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                   CALL FOR ABSTRACTS 

The BSA Sociology of Mental Health Study Group

is holding a Study Day on Saturday February 6th   2010
                                         on

                          ALCOHOL AND MENTAL HEALTH 

The object of this study day is to provide a forum for both academic and service user/survivor perspectives on the role of alcohol in our society, and its particular relevance for marginalized groups such as women and mental health service users.

The day will begin with short (30 minutes including questions) papers, 
followed by discussions based on themes to be chosen on the  study day by participants. The cost will be £10 for BSA members and £20 each for non-BSA members, and will include lunch and refreshments. (There will be a limited number of free places for low and unwaged.)

The event will take place in London at the BSA building at Imperial Wharf (nearest underground Fulham Broadway) on Saturday February 6th, from 
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Abstracts are requested for papers which discuss the sociological connections between the use of alcohol, not only to deal with depression and other mental health conditions, stigma and different forms of  abuse, but also to enhance life-styles, sometimes in ways which may not conform to behavioural expectations for particular groups, such as women. To what extent may ‘treatment’ be designed to effect social control rather than to help with making sense of the alcohol use experience? Contributions from mental health and substance use survivors, especially with a gendered perspective, are particularly welcome.

Abstracts should be no longer than 200 words in length, have a sociological perspective, and be submitted by November 16th  2009 to:

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