TY - BOOK ID - 65509149 TI - A sociological analysis of depression in China PY - 2020 SN - 981156471X 9811564701 PB - Singapore : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Social medicine. KW - Social psychology. KW - Medical Sociology. KW - Psychosocial Studies. KW - Mass psychology KW - Psychology, Social KW - Human ecology KW - Psychology KW - Social groups KW - Sociology KW - Medical care KW - Medical sociology KW - Medicine KW - Medicine, Social KW - Public health KW - Public welfare KW - Medical ethics KW - Medical sociologists KW - Social aspects KW - Depression, Mental KW - Dejection KW - Depression, Unipolar KW - Depressive disorder KW - Depressive psychoses KW - Melancholia KW - Mental depression KW - Unipolar depression KW - Affective disorders KW - Neurasthenia KW - Neuroses KW - Manic-depressive illness KW - Melancholy KW - Sadness KW - Bipolar disorder UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:65509149 AB - This book explores the relationship between macro-social structure, social construction and micro-healthcare behaviors. It constructs a two-layered and two-faceted sociological analytical framework to analyze the causes of depression in China and account for the comparatively low rate of depression in the country, and provides a sociological interpretation of depression in China from a global perspective that has rarely been adopted in previous sociological studies in China. Presenting first-hand data and case studies, it describes and analyzes patients’ subjective experience and actions as well as physicians’ viewpoints. It also includes interviews with 34 patients, 4 family members, 3 psychological consultants and 5 psychiatrists. Offering an integrated interpretation of depression in China from the perspectives of sociology, medical science and psychology, this book is intended primarily, but not exclusively, for the growing body of researchers and students who are looking for ways of analyzing depression, especially in China. It is also a valuable resource for practitioners working in the field. ER -