Manufacturing Depression The Secret History of a Modern Disease

Has the antidepressant industry manufactured not only an illness but an idea of humanity that denies our full potential? 'Impressive and fascinating' New Scientist According to the Office of National Statistics, depression occurs in 1 in 10 adults in Britain at any one time. But what constitutes depression? And what role have the pharmaceutical companies played in creating an idea of depression that turns human beings into neurochemical machines? Where does that leave the human spirit? Do we ask and expect too much of science, rather than accepting that there are important matters about which we may always be unsure? Could this lack of certainty be at the heart of what it means to be human? In his fascinating account of the close relationship between psychiatric diagnosis and the pharmaceutical industries, Gary Greenberg uses his personal experience over a two-year exposure to drug testing and different therapies for depression, backed up by twenty years of professional practice as a psychotherapist, to answer these questions and unravel the 'Secret History of a Modern Disease'.

ISBN:	9781408800973
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Imprint:	Bloomsbury
Published date:	07 Feb 2011
DEWEY:	362.25
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	432
Weight:	306g
Height:	174mm
Width:	196mm
Spine width:	30mm

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