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Manufacturing depression : the secret history of a modern disease / Gary Greenberg.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Bloomsbury, 2011.Description: 432 p. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781408800973 (pbk.) :
  • 9781408800973 (Paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.25 GRE
LOC classification:
  • RC537
Contents:
1. Mollusks--2. Job versus his therapists--3. Mauve measles--4. The dangers of empathy--5. Making depression safe for democracy--6. What your mum and dad will do to you--7. The shock doctors--8. The acid and the estacy--9. Getting high and making money--10. Double blind--11. Diagnosing for dollars--12. Mad men on drugs--13. Embracing the model: Cognitive therapy--14. The new Phrenologists--15. The magnificence of normal.
Summary: In his account of the close relationship between psychiatric diagnosis and the pharmaceutical industries, Greenberg uses his personal experience over a two-year exposure to drug testing for depression and 20 years of professional practice as a psychotherapist, to answer questions and unravel the 'Secret History of a Modern Disease'.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 362.25 GRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00213777

Originally published: 2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Mollusks--2. Job versus his therapists--3. Mauve measles--4. The dangers of empathy--5. Making depression safe for democracy--6. What your mum and dad will do to you--7. The shock doctors--8. The acid and the estacy--9. Getting high and making money--10. Double blind--11. Diagnosing for dollars--12. Mad men on drugs--13. Embracing the model: Cognitive therapy--14. The new Phrenologists--15. The magnificence of normal.

In his account of the close relationship between psychiatric diagnosis and the pharmaceutical industries, Greenberg uses his personal experience over a two-year exposure to drug testing for depression and 20 years of professional practice as a psychotherapist, to answer questions and unravel the 'Secret History of a Modern Disease'.

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