The age of melancholy
Blazer, Dan G. 1944-
The age of melancholy "major depression" and its social origins / [electronic resource] : Dan G. Blazer. - New York : Routledge, 2005. - x, 251 p. ; 24 cm.
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.
Available electronically via the Internet.
0415951887 (hardback : alk. paper)
Depression, Mental--Social aspects.
Depression, Mental--History.
Social psychiatry--History.
362.25
The age of melancholy "major depression" and its social origins / [electronic resource] : Dan G. Blazer. - New York : Routledge, 2005. - x, 251 p. ; 24 cm.
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.
Available electronically via the Internet.
0415951887 (hardback : alk. paper)
Depression, Mental--Social aspects.
Depression, Mental--History.
Social psychiatry--History.
362.25