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Manufacturing depression : the secret history of a modern disease / Gary Greenberg.
By: Greenberg, Gary
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Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.Description: 432 p. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781416569794 :; 1416569790 :.Subject(s): Depression, Mental -- United States -- History | Antidepressants -- United States -- History | Depression -- history -- United States | Antidepressive Agents -- history -- United States | Depressive Disorder -- history -- United States | Psychotherapy -- history -- United StatesSummary: Greenberg shows how the idea that depression is a widespread chronic disease has been packaged by brilliant scientists, doctors, and marketing experts -- and why it is has become wildly successful in the marketplace of ideas. He then asks what we gain and lose by taking this approach, and who benefits when we do.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | RC 537 .G722 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5004238 |
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| RC 537 .B87 1999b Feeling good : the new mood therapy / | RC 537 .B876 1999 The feeling good handbook / | RC 537 .C6336 2012 Depression : a guide for the newly diagnosed / | RC 537 .G722 2010 Manufacturing depression : the secret history of a modern disease / | RC 537 .H346 2018 Lost connections : uncovering the real causes of depression - and the unexpected solutions / | RC 537 .I78 Depression: causes and treatment, | RC 537 .R66 1996 Depression : the way out of your prison / |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-416) and index.
Greenberg shows how the idea that depression is a widespread chronic disease has been packaged by brilliant scientists, doctors, and marketing experts -- and why it is has become wildly successful in the marketplace of ideas. He then asks what we gain and lose by taking this approach, and who benefits when we do.
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