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Depression and Globalization : The Politics of Mental Health in the 21st Century by Carl Walker is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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In the coming years the World Health Organization predicts that depression will rank just behind heart conditions in terms of the global disease burden. Yet, according to a provocative new book, mental health systems often reinforce the depressive disorders they aim to treat. In __Depression and Globalization__, Carl Walker analyzes the human cost of recent political and economic events as main contributors to the rise of depression, particularly in the U.S. and Britain. Starting in the 1980s, income and educational disparities, financial and job insecurity—by-products of multinational business—have grown in parallel with increasing feelings of hopelessness and isolation. These sociopolitical stressors, Walker asserts, have not only added to the prevalence of depressive disorders, but have profoundly influenced their conceptualization and treatment. Balancing individual lives and societal health, the author identifies challenges rarely discussed in the mental health field, and steps the community can take to improve their outcome. Included in the coverage: * The stigma of depression in the context of recent political and economic events. * The trickle-down mental health effects of

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Author

Carl Walker

Publisher

Springer New York : Imprint: Springer

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780387727127

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Medical, Psychology, Social Science