| Description |
xiii, 287 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-279) and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Robert L. Spitzer -- 1. The concept of depression -- 2. The anatomy of normal sadness -- 3. Sadness with and without cause : depression from ancient times through the nineteenth century -- 4. Depression in the twentieth century -- 5. Depression in the DSM-IV -- 6. Importing pathology into the community -- 7. The surveillance of sadness -- 8. The DSM and biological research about depression -- 9. The rise of antidepressant drug treatments -- 10. The failure of the social sciences to distinguish sadness from depressive disorder -- 11. Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
| Subject |
Psychiatry -- Miscellanea.
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Psychiatry. |
| Genre/Form |
Trivia and miscellanea.
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| Subject |
Depression, Mental -- Miscellanea.
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Depression, Mental. |
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Mental illness -- Miscellanea.
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Mental illness. |
| Genre/Form |
Trivia and miscellanea.
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| Added Author |
Wakefield, Jerome C.
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| ISBN |
9780195313048 alkaline paper |
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0195313046 alkaline paper |
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