Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1 “Depressed” Women’s Constructions of the Deficient Self 17
6. 2 Depressed Women’s Treatment Experiences: Exploring Themes of Medicalization and Empowerment 39
7. 3 The Anger of Hope and the Anger of Despair: How Anger Relates to Women’s Depression 62
8. 4 “Imprisoned in My Own Prison” A Relational Understanding of Sonya’s Story of Postpartum Depression 88
9. 5 Postpartum Depression: Women’s Accounts of Loss and Change 113
10. 6 Legacy of Betrayal: A Theory of Demoralization from the Perspective of Women Who Have Been Depressed 139
11. 7 “I Just Went On. . . . There Was No Feeling Better, There Was No Feeling Worse” Rural Women’s Experiences of Living with and Managing “Depression” 162
12. 8 “Your Heart Is Never Free” Women in Wales and Ghana Talking about Distress 183
13. 9 Conclusion 207
14. About the Contributors 217
15. Permissions 221
16. Index 223