Depression and Globalization The Politics of Mental Health in the 21st Century /

In the coming years the World Health Organization predicts that depression will rank just behind heart conditions in terms of the global disease burden. Yet, according to a provocative new book, mental health systems often reinforce the depressive disorders they aim to treat. In Depression and Globa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Walker, Carl (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edición:1st ed. 2008.
Temas:
Public health.
Clinical health psychology.
Public health administration.
Public Health.
Health Psychology.
Health Administration.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Depression
  • What Is Depression?
  • The Stigma of Depression: History and Context
  • Globalization
  • The New Right and the 1980s
  • Globalization: Definitions and Debates
  • Mental Health
  • The Structures of Society and Depression
  • The Mental Health Sciences and the Depression Industry
  • Depression and the Future.

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