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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Walker, Carl
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2008, 2008
Edition:1st ed. 2008
Subjects:
Health Administration
Clinical Health Psychology
Public Health
Health Psychology
Public Health Administration
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 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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