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Culture, society and gender in depression

Author(s) -

Falicov Celia Jaes

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

journal of family therapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52

H-Index - 45

eISSN - 1467-6427

pISSN - 0163-4445

DOI - 10.1111/1467-6427.00256

Subject(s) - mainstream , sociocultural evolution , depression (economics) , race (biology) , psychology , inclusion (mineral) , power (physics) , class (philosophy) , gender studies , social psychology , developmental psychology , sociology , political science , anthropology , epistemology , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics , law , economics , macroeconomics

The dilemmas inherent in the inclusion of the sociocultural variables in the assessment and treatment of depression are multifold. In this article, three broad themes are selected for discussion: (1) the challenge of cultural translation of mainstream professional definitions of depression to culturally diverse groups; (2) sociopolitical discourses and power differentials regarding gender, class and race and their possible contributions to depression; and (3) the impact of migration, cultural change and generational conflict on manifestations of depression.

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