Default Depression

How we now interpret human distress as mental illness

Autori

• Anthony Smith

Parametri

• 224 pagine
• 8 ore di lettura

• Salute & Medicina
• Scienze sociali

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The book explores how everyday human experiences of distress are increasingly viewed through a medical lens, often leading to a diagnosis of mental illness, particularly clinical depression. It critiques the tendency to label normal emotional responses as pathological, highlighting the implications of this medicalization on society's understanding of mental health.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2024

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