Matthew Ratcliffe is a Professor of Philosophy at Durham University. Most of his research addresses issues in phenomenology, philosophy of psychology, and philosophy of psychiatry. He is the author of Rethinking Commonsense Psychology: A Critique of Folk Psychology, Theory of Mind and Simulation (Palgrave, 2007) and Feelings of Being: Phenomenology, Psychiatry and the Sense of Reality (Oxford University Press, 2008).

• Introduction ; 1. The World of Depression ; 2. Experiencing the Possible ; 3. Depression and the Body ; 4. Loss of Hope ; 5. Depth, Guilt and Narrative ; 6. Agency and Free Will ; 7. Time ; 8. Other People ; 9. Depression and Empathy ; 10. The Nature of Depression ; Appendix: Depression Questionnaire Respondents ; References

This book raises and explores important questions about psychiatric diagnosis and about the subjective experience of depression.

Matthew Ratcliffe is a Professor of Philosophy at Durham University. Most of his research addresses issues in phenomenology, philosophy of psychology, and philosophy of psychiatry. He is the author of Rethinking Commonsense Psychology: A Critique of Folk Psychology, Theory of Mind and Simulation (Palgrave, 2007) and Feelings of Being: Phenomenology, Psychiatry and the Sense of Reality (Oxford University Press, 2008).

• Introduction ; 1. The World of Depression ; 2. Experiencing the Possible ; 3. Depression and the Body ; 4. Loss of Hope ; 5. Depth, Guilt and Narrative ; 6. Agency and Free Will ; 7. Time ; 8. Other People ; 9. Depression and Empathy ; 10. The Nature of Depression ; Appendix: Depression Questionnaire Respondents ; References

This book raises and explores important questions about psychiatric diagnosis and about the subjective experience of depression.

Matthew Ratcliffe is a Professor of Philosophy at Durham University. Most of his research addresses issues in phenomenology, philosophy of psychology, and philosophy of psychiatry. He is the author of Rethinking Commonsense Psychology: A Critique of Folk Psychology, Theory of Mind and Simulation (Palgrave, 2007) and Feelings of Being: Phenomenology, Psychiatry and the Sense of Reality (Oxford University Press, 2008).

• Introduction ; 1. The World of Depression ; 2. Experiencing the Possible ; 3. Depression and the Body ; 4. Loss of Hope ; 5. Depth, Guilt and Narrative ; 6. Agency and Free Will ; 7. Time ; 8. Other People ; 9. Depression and Empathy ; 10. The Nature of Depression ; Appendix: Depression Questionnaire Respondents ; References

This book raises and explores important questions about psychiatric diagnosis and about the subjective experience of depression.