Mental Health

Oppression Of Those Suffer From

Depression
Gage Gorski
Wayne State University
 Sociodemographic
 Lower Income Status In Addition To:
 Lower Education  Drug Use
 Ages 12-17 and  Death
Elderly  Pregnancy
 Whites  Traumatic Events
 Women  Upbringing
 Highest Income
Bracket
 Trends In Gender
Female Male
 More than twice as
 More likely to succeed
likely to be diagnosed.
 Complications and
at suicide.
social factors during  Symptoms are more
puberty. expressive: aggression,
 Pregnancy substance abuse, risk
 Menopause behaviors.
 Social
 May be more prevalent
Pressures/Inequality/
Discrimination than statistics show.
 Cultural Trends
 Different Definitions of Depression
 Differing symptoms (physical vs.
emotional/mental)
 Social Acceptable
 Family/Environmental
Expectations
 Gender Roles
 Higher rates in U.S. and India
 Lower rates in China and Japan
 Individualistic vs. Collectivistic
(individual vs. family/group)
Stereotype History
 Is Not a Real Disease/Illness
 Antidepressants Work For
Everyone
 Men Are Less Likely To Become
Depressed
 Talking About It Makes It Worse
 The Same As Sadness
 Happy People Cannot Be
Depressed
 People Are Just Debby Downers
 Why Stereotypes Exist
 Lack Of Knowledge
 Ignorance
 Societal
Acceptance
 Cultural Beliefs
 Sexism/Gender
Roles
 Pharmaceutical
Control
 Back In the Day
 Has been a problem
documented since
Mesopotamia
(Nemade)
 Mental Illness
 Physical Illness (body
fluid imbalance)
 Witches
 Inherited Trait
 Mental Illness
 Law And Policy
 Job or Employment
 Harassment
 Family Medical
Leave Act
 Equal Employment
Opportunity
Commission
 Economics
Antidepressants
 Overly Prescribes
 Cure All
 First Step/Solution
 Making It Worse?
 Global Market Value
11.6 Billion Dollars
(Tanmay)
 Oppression
 Pills
 Social Isolation
 Lack of Concern
 Over Generalized
 Not a Big Deal
 Valued as Lesser
 Norms
Varies By Culture
 Generalized
 Seriousness
 Treatment
Labeled
 Negative Stigma
 Shameful
Individualized
 Symptoms
 Seriousness
 Treatment
 Strengths
 Feel Emotions More
Deeply
 Struggle To Strength
 Perspective
 Humbling
 Empathy
 Resilience
 What’s Next
 Awareness
 Personal
 Acceptance
 Unity
 Therapy
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