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Depression and Globalization: the Politics of Mental Health in the 21st Century / Walker, Carl

Tác giả : Walker, Carl

Nhà xuất bản : Springer-Verlag New York

Năm xuất bản : 2008

Mô tả vật lý : 211 p.

Chủ đề : 1. Medicine. 2. Public Health. 3. Book.

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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 Globalization, Carl Walker analyzes the human cost of recent political and economic events as main contributors to the rise of depression, particularly in the U.S. and Britain. Starting in the 1980s, income and educational disparities, financial and job insecurity—by-products of multinational business—have grown in parallel with increasing feelings of hopelessness and isolation. These sociopolitical stressors, Walker asserts, have not only added to the prevalence of depressive disorders, but have profoundly influenced their conceptualization and treatment. Balancing individual lives and societal health, the author identifies challenges rarely discussed in the mental health field, and steps the community can take to improve their outcome. Included in the coverage: The stigma of depression in the context of recent political and economic events. The trickle-down mental health effects of global politics. The "depression industry": its economic context, and how its biological and individual emphasis can contribute to patients’ core problems. Public attitudes toward depression, and how they are shaped. Community and society-wide initiatives for mental well-being,
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