Speaking of Sadness : Depression, Disconnection, and the Meanings of Illness, Updated and Expanded Edition.

Speaking of Sadness, based on fifty in-depth interviews, provides first-hand accounts of the depression experience while discovering clear regularities in the ways that personal identities are shaped over the course of an ""illness career."" The book also emphasizes the inextrica...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Karp, David A.
Format: Licensed eBooks
Langue:anglais
Publié: Cary : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2016.
Édition:2nd ed.
Accès en ligne:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2096385
Table des matières:
  • Cover; Speaking of Sadness; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Voices and the Politics of Illness; 1. Living with Depression; 2. The Dialectics of Depression; 3. Illness and Identity; 4. The Meanings of Medication; 5. Coping and Adapting; 6. Family and Friends; 7. Sickness, Self, and Society; Postscript: Sociology, Spirituality, and Suffering; Appendix: Thinking about Sampling; Notes; References; Index