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RA790 .D69 2011
RA790
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D69
2011
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
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052168868x
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052186867x
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9780521688680
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9780521868679
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TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
The quest for mental health :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
a tale of science, medicine, scandal, sorrow, and mass society /
First Statement of Responsibility
Ian Dowbiggin
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2011
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
x, 248 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. ;
Dimensions
24 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Cambridge essential histories
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-226) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Introduction -- A new egalitarianism -- Bricks and mortar humanity -- Mental hygiene -- A bottomless pit -- Emotional welfare
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"This is the story of one of the most far-reaching human endeavors in history: the quest for mental well-being. From its origins in the eighteenth century to its wide scope in the early twenty-first, this search for emotional health and welfare has cost billions. In the name of mental health, millions around the world have been tranquilized, institutionalized, psycho-analyzed, sterilized, lobotomized and even euthanized. Yet at the dawn of the new millennium, reported rates of depression and anxiety are unprecedentedly high. Drawing on years of field research, Ian Dowbiggin argues that if the quest for emotional well-being has reached a crisis point in the twenty-first century, it is because mass society is enveloped by cultures of therapism and consumerism, which increasingly advocate bureaucratic and managerial approaches to health and welfare"--Provided by publisher
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"This is the story of one of the most far-reaching human endeavors in history: the quest for mental well-being. From its origins in the eighteenth century to its wide scope in the early twenty-first, this search for emotional health and welfare has cost billions. In the name of mental health, millions around the world have been tranquilized, institutionalized, psycho-analyzed, sterilized, lobotomized and even euthanized. Yet at the dawn of the new millennium, reported rates of depression and anxiety are unprecedentedly high. Drawing on years of field research, Ian Dowbiggin argues that if the quest for emotional well-being has reached a crisis point in the twenty-first century, it is because mass society is enveloped by cultures of therapism and consumerism, which increasingly advocate bureaucratic and managerial approaches to health and welfare"--Provided by publisher
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Emotions
Mental health
Mental health services-- History
Personality
Mental Disorders-- history
Mental Health
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
RA790
Book number
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D69
2011
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Dowbiggin, Ian Robert,1952-
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20111021151529.0
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