Black Dogs and Blue Words Depression and Gender in the Age of Self-Care

Name: Black Dogs and Blue Words Depression and Gender in the Age of Self-Care
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ISBN: 9780813571423

ISBN-10: 0813571421

ISBN-13: 9780813571423

Edition: 2014

Authors: Kimberly K. Emmons

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His "black dog"--that was how Winston Churchill referred to his own depression. Today, individuals with feelings of sadness and irritability are encouraged to "talk to your doctor." These have become buzz words in the aggressive promotion of wonder-drug cures since 1997, when the Food and Drug Administration changed its guidelines for the marketing of prescription pharmaceuticals.Black Dogs and Blue Words analyzes the rhetoric surrounding depression. Kimberly K. Emmons maintains that the techniques and language of depression marketing strategies--vague words such as "worry," "irritability," and "loss of interest"--target women and young girls and encourage self-diagnosis and…

Book details

Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Publication date: 9/30/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 230
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English