| Description |
x, 228 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Qualitative studies in psychology |
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Qualitative studies in psychology.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Janet Stoppard and Linda McMullen -- "Depressed" women's constructions of the deficient self / Linda M. McMullen -- Depressed women's treatment experiences: exploring themes of medicalization and empowerment / Janet M. Stoppard and Deanna J. Gammell -- The anger of hope and the anger of despair: how anger relates to women's depression / Dana Crowley Jack -- "Imprisoned in my own prison": a relational understanding of Sonya's story of postpartum depression / Natasha S. Mauthner -- Postpartum depression: women's accounts of loss and change / Paula Nicolson -- Legacy of betrayal: a theory of demoralization from the perspective of women who have been depressed / Susan A. Hurst -- "I just went on ... there was no feeling better, there was no feeling worse": rural women's experiences of living with and managing "depression" / Yvette Scattolon -- "Your heart is never free": women in Wales and Ghana talking about distress / Vivienne Walters, Joyce Yaa Avotri, and Nickie Charles -- Conclusion / |
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Linda M. McMullen and Janet M. Stoppard. |
| Subject |
Depression in women -- Social aspects.
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Depressive Disorder -- psychology.
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Social Environment.
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Women -- psychology.
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| Added Author |
Stoppard, Janet M. (Janet Mary), 1945-
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McMullen, Linda M.
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| ISBN |
0814798004 cloth alkaline paper |
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0814798012 paperback alkaline paper |
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