Какво значи депресията? Развитие и конструиране на значението за депресия и антидепресанти
What Does Depression Mean? Development and Construction of the Meaning of Depression and Antidepressants

Summary/Abstract: Modernity imposes a unique way of conceptualizing and treating conditions of despair and hopelessness. Unlike other approaches to depression in history, the modern interpretation is formed by a biological and mechanistic view of the human mind. This scientific paradigm has its strongest progress after the 1950s, developing alongside the field of psychopharmacology. The purpose of this study is to draw attention to how understanding depression is influenced by the ways of thinking about consciousness and the advancement of psychopharmacology. Semiotic methods are employed to interpret the pivotal moments in the transformation of this vision. The study seeks out the conditions that make this thinking possible. In conclusion, the study suggests a semiological link between scientific thought and pharmaceutical development on the one hand, and on the other a link between the diagnosis and representation of depression in popular media.

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