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Malignant Sadness : the Anatomy of Depression by Wolpert, Lewis is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Malignant Sadness : the Anatomy of Depression about?

Is Depression A Question Of Genetics, Bad Parental Care, Or Distressing Life Events? This Is The First Book To Present In Accessible Terms What Scientists And Psychiatrists Know About The Subject. Professor Wolpert Looks At The Possible Causes, And At The Two Main Ways Of Understanding Depression - The Biological And The Psychological. He Explores How Various Cultures Experience Depression In Very Different Ways And Assesses Known Treatments And Cures (drugs, Therapy, Ect). Finally, He Asks Whether Depression Can Be Avoided Altogether.--jacket. The Experience Of Depression -- Past And Present -- Defining And Diagnosing Depression -- Mania -- Other Cultures -- Who Gets Depressed And Why? -- Suicide -- Emotion, Evolution And Malignant Sadness -- Psychological Explanations -- Biological Explanations And The Brain -- Antidepressants And Physical Treatments -- Psychotherapy -- What Works? -- An Excursion To The East -- The Future. Lewis Wolpert. Originally Published: London : Faber And Faber, 1999. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 186-191) And Index.

Who reads Malignant Sadness : the Anatomy of Depression?

Author

Wolpert, Lewis

Publisher

The Free Press

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780684870588

Category

science

Subjects

Medical, Fiction, Psychology

Rating

3.67 / 5 (165 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14