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Speaking of Sadness
Depression, Disconnection, and the Meanings of Illness, Updated and Expanded Edition
David A. Karp
- Twenty years after its publication, Speaking of Sadness remains among the few sociological treatments of depression rooted in careful analysis of first-hand accounts.
- Gives voice to personal experience struggling with depression, revealing an account of mental illness that is often marginalized within society.
- Suggests individual lives and supportive communities are shaped and enriched by each other's narratives, helping readers to feel far less alone and less responsible for their suffering.
- Discovers repeating, underlying conceptual themes in the depression experience.
- An analytical approach through the included stories provides readers a form of vocabulary and longstanding patterns of depression for re-visioning their depression experience.
New to this Edition:
- New introduction by the author
- Elaborates on the intimate connection between shared stories and social movements meant to liberate and validate those labeled mentally ill
- Considers how and why psychiatry offers biological explanations of emotional pain and looks into the efficacy of its current "pill paradigm."
- Evaluates the politics surrounding psychiatric diagnoses and treatments
- Updated with additional notes and references