American Melancholy : Constructions of Depression in the Twentieth Century /

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"Depression was not classified as a disease until the 1980 publication of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-III (DSM-III). How, then, is it that such an illness, thought to affect between 14 and 17 million Americans, was not specifically defined until...

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Main Author: Hirshbein, Laura D., 1967-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Psychiatrie
Depression, Mental.
history (discipline)
mental disorders.
humanities.
behavioral sciences.
Medecine > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Histoire.
Maladies mentales.
Personnel medical.
Sciences humaines.
Sciences du comportement.
Medecine > Histoire > 1500-
Troubles affectifs.
Depression > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Depression > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
History, 20th Century
Psychiatry > history
Psychiatry
Depressive Disorder
History
Geographicals
Geographic Locations
Disciplines and Occupations
Psychiatry and Psychology
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities
Mental Disorders
Health Occupations
Americas
Humanities
Behavioral Sciences
History, Modern 1601-
Mood Disorders
Medicine
Depressive Disorder > history
History.
Mental illness.
Medical personnel.
Humanities.
Affective disorders.
Depression, Mental > History > 20th century.
Depression, Mental > United States > History > 20th century.
USA.
United States.
Amerique du Nord.
North America
United States
North America.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Prelude to depression
  • The expanding diagnosis of depression
  • American moods and the consumer solution
  • Gender, depression, diagnosis, and power
  • Feelings and relationships
  • Epilogue: Real men, real depression.

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