Overview
- Analyzes how social contingencies can affect the lives of individuals making them more depressive
- Addresses both psychological and sociological dimensions of major depressive disorder
- Presents an analysis of contemporary society based on the experimental and interpretative models produced by the experimental analysis of behavior
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Psychology (BRIEFSPSYCHOL)
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About this book
The authors begin with a description of the current diagnostic parameters of major depressive disorder followed by alarming global epidemiological data showing that depression has affected all races, social classes, genders and creeds. They then address the topic departing from an approach based on the experimental analysis of behavior, but also in dialoguewith other philosophical and conceptual traditions, to show how current social relationships contribute to the development of major depressive disorder.
Depression as a Cultural Phenomenon in Postmodern Society will be a valuable tool for health professionals looking for a wider approach to depression prevention and treatment. An approach that looks not only to the isolated individual, but takes into account the whole social context that contributes to cause or to prevent major depressive disorder.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Jan Luiz Leonardi has a degree in Psychology from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), Brazil; specialization in Behavior Therapy from Paradigma - Centro de Ciências e Tecnologia do Comportamento, instensive training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy from Behavioral Tech, a master's degree in Experimental Psychology: Behavior Analysis from PUC-SP and a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil. He is currently the coordinator of the Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Training at InPBE - Institute for Evidence-Based Practice in Psychology and a professor in Paradigma, in addition to working as a clinical psychologist.
Yara Nico is a clinical psychologist with a degree in Psychology from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), Brazil, and a Master's degree in Experimental Psychology: Behavior Analysis from the same institution. She has more than 20 years of experience as a therapist and a teacher in higher education. She has developed the pedagogical project and the curriculum framework for the Centro Universitário Nove de Julho Psychology Department. She implemented and was responsible for the general coordination of this department (2001-2006), where she also worked as a professor. She was a professor at PUC-SP and at Universidade São Judas Tadeu. She was pedagogical coordinator of the specialization course in Analytical-Behavioral Therapy at the Núcleo Paradigma de Análise do Comportamento (2007-2014). As a researcher she works mainly on the Theory of Relational Mouldings (RFT) and Cultural Determinants of Contemporary Psychological Suffering.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Depression as a Cultural Phenomenon in Postmodern Society
Book Subtitle: An Analytical-Behavioral Essay of Our Time
Authors: Yara Nico, Jan Luiz Leonardi, Larissa Zeggio
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Psychology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60545-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-60544-5Published: 11 December 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-60545-2Published: 10 December 2020
Series ISSN: 2192-8363
Series E-ISSN: 2192-8371
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 49
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Additional Information: Translated from the original Portuguese edition, self-published by the authors, São Paulo, Brazil, 2016
Topics: Clinical Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology