Abstract
Problematizing Depression: Young People, Mental Health and Suicidal Behaviours
Bennett S~~Coggan C~~Adams P
This article presents discussive analyses of discussions of the contributions of depression to the suicidal behaviours of young people in New Zealand. Two dominant discourses of depression are presented: a medicalised discourse, & a moral discourse. Both are compared & contrasted throughout the article, & their implications are discussed. (31 refs)