Weariness of the Self

Diagnosing the History of Depression in the Contemporary Age

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, History
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Author: Alain Ehrenberg ISBN: 9780773578708
Publisher: MQUP Publication: December 20, 2009
Imprint: MQUP Language: English
Author: Alain Ehrenberg
ISBN: 9780773578708
Publisher: MQUP
Publication: December 20, 2009
Imprint: MQUP
Language: English

Drawing on the accumulated knowledge of a lifetime devoted to the study of the individual in modern democratic society, Ehrenberg shows that the phenomenon of modern depression is not a construction of the pharmaceutical industry but a pathology arising from inadequacy in a social context where success is attributed to, and expected of, the autonomous individual. In so doing, he provides both a novel and convincing description of the illness that clarifies the intertwining relationship between its diagnostic history and changes in social norms and values.

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Drawing on the accumulated knowledge of a lifetime devoted to the study of the individual in modern democratic society, Ehrenberg shows that the phenomenon of modern depression is not a construction of the pharmaceutical industry but a pathology arising from inadequacy in a social context where success is attributed to, and expected of, the autonomous individual. In so doing, he provides both a novel and convincing description of the illness that clarifies the intertwining relationship between its diagnostic history and changes in social norms and values.

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