The Weariness of the Self: Diagnosing the History of Depression in the Contemporary Age by Alain Ehrenberg

The Weariness of the Self: Diagnosing the History of Depression in the Contemporary Age

Alain Ehrenberg

304 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy psychology sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Depression, once a subfield of neurosis, has become the most diagnosed mental disorder in the world. Why and how has depression become such a topical illness and what does it tell us about changing ideas of the individual and society? Alain Ehrenb...

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