TY - BOOK AU - Blazer,Dan G. TI - The age of melancholy: "major depression" and its social origins SN - 0415951887 (hardback : alk. paper) AV - RC537 .B527 2005 U1 - 362.2/5 22 PY - 2005/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Depression, Mental KW - Social aspects KW - History KW - Social psychiatry N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip059/2005006824.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0648/2005006824-d.html ER -