Machine derived contents note: 1. Points of departure -- 2. Depression as a medical condition -- 3. Disputed diagnoses -- 4. Drivers to Diagnosis -- 5. Broadening the mind -- 6. Conversation and meaning -- 7. Encounters in primary care
Summary
Christopher Dowrick takes a critical look at commonly held views about the diagnosis and management of depression. He argues that out belief in depression as a medical condition is based on some shaky theoretical and functional foundations
