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Sadness or Depression?
. Ed(S): Wakefield, Jerome C., Dsw,Phd; Demazeux, Steeves
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Hardback. Editor(s): Wakefield, Jerome C., DSW,PhD; Demazeux, Steeves. Series: History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMQ; MBNS; MMH; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 497.
The World Health Organization states that depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, and predicts that by 2030 the epidemic of depression raging across the world will be the single biggest contributor to the overall burden of disease of all health conditions. Yet this gloomy picture masks a number of paradoxes concerning the diagnosis and cultural interpretation of depression that appear to challenge the claimed prevalence rates on which it is based. This book’s essays by some of the world’s leading researchers and scholars on depression explores these anomalies in detail from multidisciplinary and multicultural perspectives, and in doing ... Read more
The World Health Organization states that depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide, and predicts that by 2030 the epidemic of depression raging across the world will be the single biggest contributor to the overall burden of disease of all health conditions. Yet this gloomy picture masks a number of paradoxes concerning the diagnosis and cultural interpretation of depression that appear to challenge the claimed prevalence rates on which it is based. This book’s essays by some of the world’s leading researchers and scholars on depression explores these anomalies in detail from multidisciplinary and multicultural perspectives, and in doing ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
Series
History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401774215
SKU
V9789401774215
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Reviews for Sadness or Depression?
“This edited collection from 13 different contributors provides a multidisciplinary, multicultural, and ‘encompassing perspective’ on sadness and depression. … They deepen our understanding of depression by providing thoughtful explanations within the framework of ideas such as resilience, personality types, biological predisposition, and neurochemistry. … the book is quite accessible and discerning, and I appreciated the editors’ desire to inform the ... Read more