Depression and globalization : the politics of mental health in the 21st century /

Depression and globalization : the politics of mental health in the 21st century /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Walker, Carl.
Imprint:	New York : Springer, c2008.
Description:	1 online resource (xv, 203 p.)
Language:	English
Subject:	Mental health policy. Depression, Mental. Globalization. Depression, Mental. Globalization. Mental health policy.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8884524

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ISBN:	9780387727134 0387727132 9780387727127 0387727124 6611337873 9786611337872
Notes:	Subtitle on cover reads: The politics of mental health in the twenty-first century. Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-198) and index. Description based on print version record.
Summary:	Describes the political aspects of depression, specifically the relationship between globalization and depression. This book reestablishes links between mental health research and treatment, and reviews political and economic influences outside the world of academic and clinical mental health.
Other form:	Print version: Walker, Carl. Depression and globalization. New York : Springer, c2008 9780387727127 0387727124

Table of Contents:

I: Depression. What is depression? ; The stigma of depression: history and context
II. Globalization. The new right and the 1980s ; Globalization: definitions and debates
III. Mental health. The structures of society and depression ; The mental health sciences and the depression industry ; Depression and the future.