Depression

A few papers with some interesting ideas in them

 

Abrams, L.S. & Curran, L. (2009) "And you're telling me not to stress?" A grounded theory study of postpartum depression symptoms among low income mothers, Psychology of Women Quarterly, 33: 351–362.

Fortune, G., Barrowclough, C. & Lobban, F. (2004) Illness representations in depression, British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 43: 347–364.

France, C.L., Lysaker, P.H. & Robinson, R.P. (2007) The “Chemical Imbalance” Explanation for Depression: Origins, Lay Endorsement, and Clinical Implications, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 38, (4): 411–420.

Gilbert, P. (2000) The Relationship of Shame, Social Anxiety and Depression: The Role of the Evaluation of Social Rank, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 7: 174–189.

Groh, C. (2007) Poverty, mental health and women: Implications for nurses in primary care Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 13 (5): 267-274.

Heflin, C.M. & Iceland, J. (2009) Poverty, material hardship and depression, Social Science Quarterly, 90, (5): 1051-1071.

Kirsch. I., Deacon, B.J., Huedo-Medina, T.B., Scoboria, A., Moore, T.J. & Johnson, B.T. (2008) Initial Severity and Antidepressant Benefits: A Meta-Analysis of Data Submitted to the Food and Drug Administration, PLoS Medicine, 5 (2): e45  I

Lacasse, J.R. & Leo, J. (2005) Serotonin and depression: A disconnect between the advertisements and the scientific literature. Public Library of Science: Medicine, 2 (12): e392.

Moore, M., Yuen, H.M., Dunn, N., Mullee, M.A., Maskell, J. & Kendrick, T. (2009) Explaining the rise in antidepressant prescribing: a descriptive study using the general practice research database, British Medical Journal 339 online first  doi:10.1136/bmj.b3999.

Pilgrim, D. & Bentall, R.  (1999) The medicalisation of misery: A critical realist analysis of the concept of depression, Journal of Mental Health, 8 (3): 261-274.

Scheff, T.(2001)  Shame and Community: Social Components in Depression, Psychiatry, 64 (3): 212-224.

Stone, M., Laughren, T., Jones, M.L., Levenson, M., Holland, P.C., Hughes, A., Hammad, T.A., Temple, R. & Rochester, G. (2009) Risk of suicidality in clinical trials of antidepressants in adults: analysis of proprietary data submitted to US Food and Drug Administration, British Medical Journal 339 online first  doi:10.1136/bmj.b2880