Depression: Self-Consciousness, Pretending, and Guilt

by Ernest Keen

Most studies of depression focus on the psychiatric or medical interpretation of the experience. Sadness and guilt are human experiences, Keen argues, not disease symptoms. They involve the intricate layers of enacting a style for others, of coping with moral crises, and enduring disappointment. Depression tells us of life and death, good and evil, but not sickness and health.

Keen begins with human consciousness, in contrast to the non-reflective...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275975673
• ISBN13: 9780275975678
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.3"