TY - BOOK
T1 - Depression and the self
T2 - Meaning, control and authenticity
AU - Browne, Tamara Kayali
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Cambridge University Press 2018.
Includes index and bibliographical references
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - Depression is widely recognised as the leading disability worldwide. Though classified as a medical condition, depression also contains very personal and social aspects which are integral to the experience - as those who have experienced it know all too well. Drawing on research interviews with women who have experienced depression, this psychological study elucidates experiences of depression and the meanings attached to it. In so doing, Browne challenges current understandings of depression as a chronic and endogenous illness and stresses the importance of the perception of authenticity among depression sufferers. Written in plain language accessible to non-specialists, Depression and the Self argues that in depression, perceptions of control and the self are intertwined - and that this has important implications for diagnosis and recovery.
AB - Depression is widely recognised as the leading disability worldwide. Though classified as a medical condition, depression also contains very personal and social aspects which are integral to the experience - as those who have experienced it know all too well. Drawing on research interviews with women who have experienced depression, this psychological study elucidates experiences of depression and the meanings attached to it. In so doing, Browne challenges current understandings of depression as a chronic and endogenous illness and stresses the importance of the perception of authenticity among depression sufferers. Written in plain language accessible to non-specialists, Depression and the Self argues that in depression, perceptions of control and the self are intertwined - and that this has important implications for diagnosis and recovery.
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U2 - 10.1017/9781316481578
DO - 10.1017/9781316481578
M3 - Book
AN - SCOPUS:85047302246
SN - 9781107138650
BT - Depression and the self
PB - Cambridge University Press
CY - United Kingdom
ER -