Medicalisation of sadness, depression and spiritual distress

A qualitative study was conducted amongst 57 practising Catholics in Spain: students, priests, and contemplative monks and nuns. Through semi-structured interviews, participant observation and ethnography their understanding of severe sadness and the difference with pathological sadness, coping mech...

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Main Author: Dura Vila, G.
Published: University College London (University of London) 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.639675