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Reviews the book, Depression edited by Paul H. Hoch and Joseph Zubin (see record 2006-09526-000). Perhaps the main value of this book is that it brings together a wide assortment of material related to depressions and allied conditions. It consists of 16 independent papers originally presented at the 1952 meeting of the American Psychopathological Society (APS). Represented in the symposium are theories and findings from the fields of clinical psychiatry, psychodynamics, anthropology, endocrinology, biochemistry, biometrics, and hospital administration. Attention is given to depressive reactions in children, the aged, cancer patients, and soldiers exposed to isolated Arctic conditions. Most of the articles are reviews of previously published work. Much still remains to be learned about depressions but in focusing attention on and in providing a wide-range view of the problem the APS has performed a useful service. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
