HLTHAGE 1CC3 Lecture 3: Lecture 3B
22 Nov 2016
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One or more major depressive episodes without mania: five + symptoms during two-week period. Diminished ability to think or concentrate, indecisiveness. Persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia) chronic, but less sever then. Greater professional autonomy or widening the boundaries of illness: artificially inserting number of people who can be diagnosed. Understanding the epidemic community, nation) on the wane; more consumed with ourselves, self focused: (ow is this possible in an age where we (cid:498)know more(cid:499) and (cid:498)have more effective treatment? (cid:499) Growth of (cid:498)me(cid:499) culture things that kept depression in check (family, Culture of (cid:498)victimology(cid:499) assigning blame to other puts us in a position of. By stressing that bad feelings should be avoided altogether, are we telling people not to be persevere when life is difficult. Modernization: diet obesity, physical activity, individualism: competition, inequality, isolation. Increase in substance use, younger ages (drug or alcohol consumption)
