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Behrouzan, Orkideh, 1977-

Prozak diaries : psychiatry and generational memory in Iran / Orkideh Behrouzan. - Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, (c)2016. - 1 online resource (vi, 312 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction : ethnographic experiments across sites and disciplines -- Mapping Prozak diaries and medicalization -- Pedagogical and cultural histories of Iranian psychiatry -- An emerging psychiatric discourse in five frames -- Depreshen talk, the pill, and psychiatric subjectivities -- Material remains, cultural aesthetics, and generational forms -- Tending ADHD, shifting moralities, and generational perceptions -- The many minds of psychiatry, or psychiatry as cultural critique -- Conclusion : reflections on mental health and interdisciplinary conversations across cultures.



ISBN: 9780804799591

LCCN: 2016028655

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Psychiatry--Iran.
Depression, Mental--Iran.
Youth--Psychology.--Iran
Medical anthropology--Iran.
Medical anthropology.
Antidepressants.
Depressive Disorder
Psychiatry
Anthropology, Medical
Antidepressive Agents
Adolescent

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic Books.

LC Class. No.: RC451 / .P769 2016