Author:
Blazer, Dan G., II (Dan German), 1944-
Imprint:New York : Routledge, 2005.
Descriptionx, 251 p. ; 24 cm.
Note: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.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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