Depression and Globalization: The Politics of Mental Health in the 21st Century

By Carl Walker This is an important academic text on the political aspects of depression, specifically the relationship between globalization and depression. The text Walker reestablishes the link between mental health research and treatment, along with the political and economical influences outside the world of academic and clinical mental health. Overall, this book accomplishes the task of how closely and inextricably linked these diverse fields are and the way they operate together to produce not only a cultural representation of mental illness but influence the extent and type of mental distress in the 21st century. Product Details Publisher ‏ : ‎ Springer; 2008th edition (October 18, 2007) Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 218 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0387727124 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0387727127 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9780387727127 eText ISBN: 9780387727134