When Feeling Bad is Good
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Twice as many women suffer from depression as men, according to a report issued in 1990 by the American Psychological Association's Task Force on Women and Depression. This higher incidence is related to the stresses of being female in modern society. McGrath, clinical psychologist and chair of the task force, distinguishes culturally based, healthy depression from biologically rooted, unhealthy depression (which requires professional treatment). Both conditions are affected by a core of traditional values and expectations that influence women's behavior; if unchecked, healthy depression may lead to unhealthy depression. McGrath
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Manufacturer: Henry Holt & Company
Release date: 1 November 1992
ISBN-10 : 0805014748 | ISBN-13: 9780805014747
Release date: 1 November 1992
ISBN-10 : 0805014748 | ISBN-13: 9780805014747
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