Books > Social sciences > Psychology
|
Buy Now
The Empire of Depression - A New History (Hardcover)
Loot Price: R598
Discovery Miles 5 980
|
|
The Empire of Depression - A New History (Hardcover)
(sign in to rate)
Loot Price R598
Discovery Miles 5 980
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
Depression has colonized the world. Today, more than 300 million of
us have been diagnosed as depressed. But 150 years ago,
"depression" referred to a mood, not a sickness. Does that mean
people weren't sick before, only sad? Of course not. Mental illness
is a complex thing, part biological, part social, its definition
dependent on time and place. But in the mid-twentieth century, even
as European empires were crumbling, new Western clinical models and
treatments for mental health spread across the world. In so doing,
"depression" began to displace older ideas like "melancholia," the
Japanese "utsusho," or the Punjabi "sinking heart" syndrome.
Award-winning historian Jonathan Sadowsky tells this global story,
chronicling the path-breaking work of psychiatrists and
pharmacists, and the intimate sufferings of patients. Revealing the
continuity of human distress across time and place, he shows us how
different cultures have experienced intense mental anguish, and how
they have tried to alleviate it. He reaches an unflinching
conclusion: the devastating effects of depression are real. A
number of treatments do reduce suffering, but a permanent cure
remains elusive. Throughout the history of depression, there have
been overzealous promoters of particular approaches, but history
shows us that there is no single way to get better that works for
everyone. Like successful psychotherapy, history can liberate us
from the negative patterns of the past.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.