Your Heart is Never Free: Women at Wales and Ghana talking about distress

Your Heart is Never Free: Women at Wales and Ghana talking about distress

Book Title

Situating Sadness: Women and Depression in Social Context

Document Type

Book Chapter

ISBN

978-0814798010

Publication Date

2003

Editors

Janet M. Stoppard and Linda M. McMullen

Keywords

Depression in women, psychology, social environment

Description

It is well known that depression occurs more often in women than in men. It is the most commonly encountered mental health problem among women and ranks overall as one of the most important women's health problems.
Researchers have studied depression a great deal, yet women's depression has rarely been the primary focus. The contexts of women's lives which might contribute to their depression are not often addressed by the mental health establishment, which tends to focus on biological factors. Situating Sadness sheds light on the influence of sociocultural factors, such as economic distress, child-bearing or child-care difficulties, or feelings of powerlessness which may play a significant role, and points to the importance of context for understanding women’s depression.
Situating Sadness draws on research in the United States and other parts of the world to look at depression through the eyes of women, exploring what being depressed is like in diverse social and cultural circumstances. It demonstrates that understanding depression requires close attention to the social context in which women become depressed.

Publisher

New York University Press

City

New York

First Page

183

Last Page

206

Disciplines

Psychology

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