The age of melancholy : "major depression" and its social origins / Dan G. Blazer.
The age of melancholy : "major depression" and its social origins / Dan G. Blazer.
The age of melancholy : "major depression" and its social origins / Dan G. Blazer.
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New York : Routledge, 2005.
Date
2005.
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N362.25/10
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English
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x, 251 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. The birth and growth of major depression -- 3. The evolution of depression as a diagnosis -- 4. The birth and growth of social psychiatry -- 5. The retreat of social psychiatry -- 6. Interpreting the burden of depression -- 7. A lesson from war syndromes -- 8. Things fall apart...
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New York : Routledge, 2005.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2005.
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"In this wide-ranging treatise, Dan Blazer calls for a revival of social psychiatry, which, complementing and completing medical and clinical research, could provide powerful insights into the causes, prevention, and treatment of depression."--BOOK JACKET....
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The age of melancholy : "major depression" and its social origins / Dan G. Blazer.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Other version (online)
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N362.25/10
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74VKq22BVwoX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKq22BVwoX
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ISBN
0415951887 (hardback : alk. paper)
9780415951883 (hardback : alk. paper)
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362.25
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991020122509702626
