Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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The Scientificity of Psychology and the Categorical Paradigm of Mental Illness: A Critique of the History of Clinical Depression and Antidepressants

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Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Gilbert, Shaun Justin, Thesis advisor (ths): Holdsworth, David, Degree committee member (dgc): Coughlan, Rory, Degree committee member (dgc): Bleasdale, Fraser, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>There is little research devoted to exploring psychology's historical and discursive development. Psychological knowledge is generally presented as the contributions of individuals, but without context. The social, political, and economic aspects of psychology's development are scarcely discussed, including how the discipline came to be considered a science. This thesis project… more
Full Text: THE SCIENTIFICITY OF PSYCHOLOGY AND THE CATEGORICAL PARADIGM OF MENTAL ILLNESS: A CRITIQUE OF THE HISTORY OF CLINICAL DEPRESSION AND ANTIDEPRESSANTS A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the …