Description

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A valuable resource for practitioners, Subjective Darkness explores depression through a psychoanalytic lens, shedding light on the underlying dynamics of chronic depression and also examining depression as a form of loss that can manifest itself as an inability to connect with others or derive meaning from life experiences.

About the Author

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Meredith Friedson, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who specializes in trauma, depression, and loss. She received her PhD from The Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies at Adelphi University in New York. Her research interests include chronic depression and other mood disorders, the repetition and transmission of intergenerational trauma, family narratives, qualitative research, and social justice issues. She is currently conducting research on police stops, race, and the psychological effects of these practices on those who are stopped.