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The age of melancholy : "major depression" and its social origins / Dan G. Blazer.

By: Publication details: New York : Routledge, 2005.Description: x, 251 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0415951887 (hardback : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.2/5 22
LOC classification:
  • RC537 .B527 2005
Online resources:
Contents:
Preface -- The diagnosis of depression -- Introduction -- The birth and growth of major depression -- The rise and fall of depression as a reaction -- Social psychiatry -- The birth and growth of social psychiatry -- The retreat of social psychiatry -- The frequency of depression and a lesson from war and society -- Interpreting the burden of depression -- A lesson from war syndromes -- Things fall apart: society and depression in the 21st century -- The revival of social psychiatry -- A call for basic social science research in psychiatry -- Emotion: a link between body and society -- The problem with Soma.
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Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks RC537 .B527 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039000790302

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- The diagnosis of depression -- Introduction -- The birth and growth of major depression -- The rise and fall of depression as a reaction -- Social psychiatry -- The birth and growth of social psychiatry -- The retreat of social psychiatry -- The frequency of depression and a lesson from war and society -- Interpreting the burden of depression -- A lesson from war syndromes -- Things fall apart: society and depression in the 21st century -- The revival of social psychiatry -- A call for basic social science research in psychiatry -- Emotion: a link between body and society -- The problem with Soma.

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