How Everyone Became Depressed
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"How Everyone Became Depressed" is a historical and critical study of modern psychiatry that examines how depression became a widespread diagnosis and cultural condition in the contemporary West.
All labels observed (1)
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| How Everyone Became Depressed canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6257436 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How Everyone Became Depressed Context triple: [Edward Shorter, hasWritten, How Everyone Became Depressed]
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A.
Glad to Be Unhappy
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B.
The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death
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C.
Post Pop Depression
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D.
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E.
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How Everyone Became Depressed Target entity description: "How Everyone Became Depressed" is a historical and critical study of modern psychiatry that examines how depression became a widespread diagnosis and cultural condition in the contemporary West.
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A.
Glad to Be Unhappy
"Glad to Be Unhappy" is a melancholy standard from the Rodgers and Hart songbook that has been widely recorded in jazz and pop interpretations.
-
B.
The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death
"The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death" is a 1987 indie pop album by British band The Housemartins, noted for its jangly guitar sound and socially and politically charged lyrics.
-
C.
Post Pop Depression
Post Pop Depression is a 2016 rock album by Iggy Pop, created in collaboration with Josh Homme, that blends dark, introspective lyrics with atmospheric, guitar-driven arrangements.
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D.
Darkness Visible
Darkness Visible is a 1979 novel by William Golding that explores themes of good, evil, and human corruption through the intertwined lives of a disfigured mystic and a pair of troubled twins.
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E.
Sad People
"Sad People" is a track by Kid Cudi from his album *Man on the Moon III: The Chosen*, reflecting his signature introspective and emotional style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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critical study ⓘ historical study ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Western world
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linked to:
the West
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| critiques |
contemporary psychiatric practice
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medicalization of ordinary unhappiness ⓘ overdiagnosis of depression ⓘ |
| describes |
depression as a cultural condition
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rise of depression as a diagnosis ⓘ |
| examines |
cultural meanings of sadness and suffering
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diagnostic practices in modern psychiatry ⓘ expansion of psychiatric categories ⓘ historical changes in understanding depression ⓘ pathologization of everyday distress ⓘ relationship between psychiatry and culture ⓘ social construction of mental illness ⓘ |
| focusesOnRegion | contemporary West ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural criticism
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history ⓘ history of medicine ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
academic readers
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general readers interested in mental health ⓘ students of history of medicine ⓘ students of psychiatry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
cultural history of depression
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depression ⓘ history of psychiatry ⓘ medicalization of mental health ⓘ modern psychiatry ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
cultural representations of depression
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history of diagnostic categories ⓘ psychiatric discourse ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: How Everyone Became Depressed Description of subject: "How Everyone Became Depressed" is a historical and critical study of modern psychiatry that examines how depression became a widespread diagnosis and cultural condition in the contemporary West.
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