Speaking of Sadness: Depression, Disconnection, and the Meanings of Illness
- ISBN-10
- 0195094867
- ISBN-13
- 9780195094862
- Series
- Speaking of Sadness
- Category
- Family & Relationships
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press on Demand
- Author
- David Allen Karp
Description
Draws on the experiences of fifty depression sufferers and their families to consider the impact of depression while offering insight into how it is treated
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- 2016-11-01
- 400 pages
- Paperback
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- 2016-10-03
- 288 pages
- Ebook
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- 1997
- 240 pages
- Paperback
- Oxford University Press, USA
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