Unhappiness, Sadness and 'Depression' Antidepressants and the Mental Disorder Epidemic /

• Main Author: Giraldi, Tullio (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Psychology.; Health psychology.; Biological psychology.; Psychology > Methodology.; Psychological measurement.; Community psychology.; Environmental psychology.; Critical psychology.; Critical Psychology.; Psychological Methods/Evaluation.; Health Psychology.; Biological Psychology.; Community and Environmental Psychology.

This book examines existing treatments, legislation and research methodology of depression and exposes their limitations, championing psycho-social support as an alternative. Depression, affecting 350 million people according to the World Health Organisation, is almost invariably diagnosed by the cr...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword: Silvio Garattini
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Melancholy and Depression
• 3. The Diagnosis
• 4. The Mental Disorder Epidemic
• 5. Early Treatments
• 6. Treatment Becomes Effective
• 7. Assessing Efficiency
• 8. The Rise of Effective Treatments
• 9. A Matter of Chemistry
• 11. Written in the Genes
• 12. The Safety of Antidepressants
• 13. Conclusions.