From a diagnostic-therapeutic to a social-existential response to ‘depression’

Journal of Public Mental Health

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 6-12

  Pilgrim, David ^a   Dowrick, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agency; Depression; Determinism; Diagnosis; Therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992958042     PISSN: 17465729     EISSN: 20428731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465729200600013     Document Type: Review

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