The age of melancholy : "major depression" and its social origins /: "major depression" and its social origins. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Dan G. Blazer.
• Other Names: Blazer, Dan G (Dan German), 1944-
• 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.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (262 pages), (5 illustrations)
• Subjects: 362.25; PSYCHOLOGY / History; Depression, Mental -- Social aspects; Depression, Mental -- History; Social psychiatry -- History; PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781135433079; 1135433070
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.