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Depression and Globalization: The Politics of Mental Health in the 21st Century
Carl Walker
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Description for Depression and Globalization: The Politics of Mental Health in the 21st Century
Paperback. This is an important academic text on the political aspects of depression, specifically the relationship between globalization and depression. It is the first book dedicated to this relationship. Num Pages: 203 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBNH9; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 343.
Depression and Globalisation is an important academic text on the political aspects of depression, specifically the relationship between globalisation and depression. In this text Dr. Walker reestablishes the link between mental health research and treatment, along with the political and economical influences outside the world of academic and clinical mental health. Overall, this book will accomplish the task of how closely and inextricably linked these diverse fields are and the way they operate together to produce not only a cultural representation of mental illness but influence the extent and type of mental distress in the 21st century.
Depression and Globalisation is an important academic text on the political aspects of depression, specifically the relationship between globalisation and depression. In this text Dr. Walker reestablishes the link between mental health research and treatment, along with the political and economical influences outside the world of academic and clinical mental health. Overall, this book will accomplish the task of how closely and inextricably linked these diverse fields are and the way they operate together to produce not only a cultural representation of mental illness but influence the extent and type of mental distress in the 21st century.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Number of Pages
203
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781441924896
SKU
V9781441924896
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Ref
99-15
About Carl Walker
Dr. Carl Walker is a post-doctoral fellow based in the department of Mental Health Sciences at the University College-London. Dr. Walker currently manages a European-wide, EC-funded four year research project involving the identifcation risk factors for future episodes of depression for use in a General Practice context. In addition, Dr. Walker reviews papers for Psychology and Health and ... Read more
Reviews for Depression and Globalization: The Politics of Mental Health in the 21st Century
From the reviews: "This book is a personal treatise of depression and its relation to political and social events, especially in the United Kingdom and the United States since the late 1970s and early 1980s. … This book might appeal to those interested in the history of mental illness (mainly depression) and its relation to ... Read more