Depression and the social environment : research and intervention with neglected populations / edited by Philippe Cappeliez and Robert J. Flynn.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cappeliez, Philippe.

Flynn, Robert J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Depression, Mental--Social aspects.

Depression, Mental.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (442 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Buffalo, N.Y. : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The authors of the essays in Depression and the Social Environment explore the etiological role of the social environment, suggesting that for "neglected populations" -- immigrants and refugees, native Indians, the unemployed, the physically disabled, the elderly, caregivers of the impaired elderly, children and adolescents, and women -- depression has significant environmental roots. These populations and the manifestations of depression that they exhibit have been largely overlooked because the importance of the social environment itself has been insufficiently investigated. The contributors of most of the essays discuss empirical findings and, taken together, provide a unique in-depth review and analysis of the international literature on etiology, intervention, and policy implications. The approach developed in this volume has obvious significance for other mental health problems with social-environmental roots. In bridging the academic/practice divide, the authors address the interrelated concerns of researchers, practitioners, and policy makers.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Tables""; ""Figures""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contributors""; ""1 An Integrative Cognitive-Environmental View of Depression""; ""2 Childhood Depression""; ""3 Adolescent Depression""; ""4 Suicidal Behaviour and Depression in Young Adults""; ""5 Gender, Psychosocial Factors, and Depression""; ""6 Depression in General Practice Attenders""; ""7 Effect of Unemployment on Depressive Affect""; ""8 Depression in Canadian Native Indians""; ""9 Depression among Immigrants and Refugees""; ""10 Depression among People with Physical Disabilities""

""11 Depression in Caregivers of Impaired Elderly Family Members""""12 Depression in Elderly Persons: Prevalence, Predictors, and Psychological Intervention""; ""13 Mediators of Depression in Community-Based Elders*""; ""14 Implications for Assessment, the Understanding of Social Etiology, and Intervention""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85618-9

9786612856181

0-7735-6370-9

OCLC:

929121092