Unnerved: Anxiety, Social Change, And The Transformation Of Modern Mental H...
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Unnerved: Anxiety, Social Change, And The Transformation Of Modern Mental H.... Weight: 0.85 lbs. Number of Pages: 304. ISBN10: 0231200358. Publication Date: 2021-06-08. Publisher: Columbia University Press. Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE ) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title: Unnerved: Anxiety, Social Change, And The Transformation Of Modern Mental Health ISBN13: 9780231200356 ISBN10: 0231200358 Author: Schnittker, Jason (Author) Description: Anxiety Is Not New Yet Now More Than Ever, Anxiety Seems To Define Our Times Anxiety Disorders Are The Most Common Psychiatric Disorders In The United States, Exceeding Mood, Impulse-Control, And Substance-Use Disorders, And They Are Especially Common Among Younger Cohorts More And More Americans Are Taking Antianxiety Medications According To Polling Data, Anxiety Is Experienced More Frequently Than Other Negative Emotions Why Have We Become So Anxious? In Unnerved, Jason Schnittker Investigates The Social, Cultural, Medical, And Scientific Underpinnings Of The Modern Mental State He Explores How Anxiety Has Been Understood From The Late Nineteenth Century To The Present Day And Why It Has Assumed A More Central Position In How We Think About Mental Health Contrary To The Claims That Anxiety Reflects Large-Scale Traumas, Abrupt Social Transitions, Or Technological Revolutions, Schnittker Argues That The Ascent Of Anxiety Has Been Driven By Slow Transformations In People, Institutions, And Social Environments Changes In Family Formation, Religion, Inequality, And Social Relationships Have All Primed People To Be More Anxious At The Same Time, The Scientific And Medical Understanding Of Anxiety Has Evolved, Pushing It Further To The Fore The Rise In Anxiety Cannot Be Explained Separately From Changes In How Patients, Physicians, And Scientists Understand The Disorder Ultimately, Schnittker Demonstrates That Anxiety Has Carried The Imprint Of Social Change More Acutely Than Have Other Emotions Or Disorders, Including Depression When Societies Change, Anxiety Follows Binding: Paperback, Paperback Publisher: Columbia University Press Publication Date: 2021-06-08 Weight: 0.85 lbs Dimensions: Number of Pages: 304 Language: English
