Empty Suffering: A Social Phenomenology of Depression, Anxiety and Addiction (The Social Pathologies of Contemporary Civilization) - Softcover

Sik, Domonkos

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1032053895 ISBN 13: 9781032053899

Publisher: Routledge, 2023

Synopsis

Interdisciplinary in approach, this book combines philosophy, sociology, history and psychology in the analysis of contemporary forms of suffering. With attention to depression, anxiety, chronic pain and addiction, it examines both particular forms of suffering and takes a broad view of their common features, so as to offer a comprehensive and parallel view both of the various forms of suffering and the treatments commonly applied to them. Highlighting the challenges and distortions of the available treatments and identifying these as contributory factors to the overall problem of contemporary suffering, Empty Suffering promises to widen the horizon of therapeutic interventions and social policies. As such, it will appeal to scholars across the social sciences and humanities with interests in mental health and disorder, social theory and social pathologies.

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About the Author

Domonkos Sik is Associate Professor of Sociology at the Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, and alumni of CEU-IAS, Budapest-Vienna. He is the author of several monographs in critical theory, including Radicalism and Indifference.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032053895
• ISBN 13: 9781032053899
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 220