American Melancholy: Constructions of Depression in the Twentieth Century

by Laura D. Hirshbein

Book Overview

As American Melancholy reveals, if you read about depression anywhere today--medical journal, popular magazine, National Institute of Mental Health pamphlet, or pharmaceutical company drug promotional literature--you will find three main pieces of information either explicitly stated or strongly implied: depression is a disease (like any other physical disease); it is extraordinarily prevalent in the world; and it occurs about twice as frequently...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813564735
• ISBN13: 9780813564739
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"