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How Everyone Became Depressed: The Rise And Fall Of The Nervous Breakdown
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About One American In Five Receives A Diagnosis Of Major Depression Over The Course Of A Lifetime. That'S Despite The Fact That Many Such Patients Have No Mood Disorder; They'Re Not Sad, But Suffer From Anxiety, Fatigue, Insomnia, Or A Tendency To Obsess About The Whole Business. There Is A Term For What They Have, Writes Edward Shorter, And It'S A Good Oldfashioned Term That Has Gone Out Of Use. They Have Nerves.In How Everyone Became Depressed, Edward Shorter, A Distinguished Professor Of Psychiatry And The History Of Medicine Argues For A Return To The Old Fashioned Concept Of Nervous Illness. These Are, He Writes, Diseases Of The Entire Body, Not The Mind, And As Was Recognized As Early As The 1600S. Shorter Traces The Evolution Of The Concept Of Nerves And The Nervous Breakdown In Western Medical Thought. He Points To A Great Paradigm Shift In The First Third Of The Twentieth Century, Driven Especially By Freud, That Transferred Behavioral Disorders From Neurology To Psychiatry, Spotlighting The Mind, Not The Body. The Catchall Term Depression Now Applies To Virtually Everything, A Jumble Of Nondisease Entities, Created By Political Infighting Within Psychiatry, By Competitive Struggles In The Pharmaceutical Industry, And By The Whimsy Of The Regulators. Depression Is A Real And Very Serious Illness, He Argues; It Should Not Be Diagnosed So Promiscuously, And Certainly Not Without Regard To The Rest Of The Body. Meloncholia, He Writes, The Quintessence Of The Nervous Breakdown, Reaches Deep Into The Endocrine System, Which Governs The Thyroid And Adrenal Glands Among Other Organs.In A Learned Yet Provocative Challenge To Psychiatry, Shorter Argues That The Continuing Misuse Of Depression Represents Nothing Less Than The Failure Of The Scientific Imagination.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main topic of 'How Everyone Became Depressed'? A: The book discusses the historical evolution of the concept of depression and nervous illness, arguing for a return to understanding these conditions as diseases of the entire body rather than just the mind.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author is Edward Shorter, a distinguished professor of psychiatry and the history of medicine.
- Q: What is the publishing date of 'How Everyone Became Depressed'? A: The book was published on March 1, 2013.
- Q: How many pages does the book have? A: The book contains 256 pages.
- Q: What type of binding does this book have? A: The book is available in hardcover binding.
- Q: Is this book in new condition? A: Yes, the book is listed as being in new condition.
- Q: What category does this book fall under? A: The book is categorized under Psychiatry.
- Q: What are the key themes explored in the book? A: Key themes include the misuse of the term 'depression,' the historical context of nervous breakdowns, and the interplay between psychiatry and neurology.
- Q: Who would benefit from reading this book? A: This book is suitable for anyone interested in psychiatry, mental health, or the historical context of mental illness.
- Q: Does the book provide a critique of modern psychiatric practices? A: Yes, Edward Shorter critiques the current understanding and diagnosis of depression, suggesting it often overlooks the body's role in mental health.