The Loss of Sadness: How Psychiatry Transformed Normal Sorrow into Depressive Disorder

The Loss of Sadness: How Psychiatry Transformed Normal Sorrow into Depressive Disorder , by Horwitz, Allan V. and Wakefield, Jerome C.. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2007. 287 pp. $29.95 cloth. 9780195313048.

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Published inContemporary Sociology Vol. 37; no. 5; pp. 477 - 478
Main Author Karp, David A.
Format Book Review Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA American Sociological Association 01.09.2008
SAGE Publications
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects
Behavior
Emotional disorders
Health, Illness, and Medicine
Medical screening
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health care
Psychiatrists
Psychiatry
Research methodology
Sociology
Theory
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Summary:The Loss of Sadness: How Psychiatry Transformed Normal Sorrow into Depressive Disorder , by Horwitz, Allan V. and Wakefield, Jerome C.. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2007. 287 pp. $29.95 cloth. 9780195313048.
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ISSN:0094-3061
1939-8638
DOI:10.1177/009430610803700549