The loss of sadness how psychiatry transformed normal sorrow into depressive disorder / Allan V. Horwitz and Jerome C. Wakefield.

Author/creator Horwitz, Allan V.
Other author Wakefield, Jerome C.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,
Descriptionxiii, 287 p. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders.
Psychiatry--Miscellanea.
Depression, Mental--Miscellanea.
Mental illness--Miscellanea.
Depression.
Depressive Disorder.

Contents Foreword / Robert L. Spitzer -- 1. The concept of depression -- 2. The anatomy of normal sadness -- 3. Sadness with and without cause : depression from ancient times through the nineteenth century -- 4. Depression in the twentieth century -- 5. Depression in the DSM-IV -- 6. Importing pathology into the community -- 7. The surveillance of sadness -- 8. The DSM and biological research about depression -- 9. The rise of antidepressant drug treatments -- 10. The failure of the social sciences to distinguish sadness from depressive disorder -- 11. Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 249-279) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2006032581
ISBN9780195313048 (alk. paper)
ISBN0195313046 (alk. paper)

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