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Review Essay

Some very important people are depressed. Get over it! A three-part narrative review of depression memoirs in the public sphere. Part 3: the new depressives and the challenge of stigma

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Pages 245-270 | Received 05 Jul 2021, Accepted 05 Jul 2021, Published online: 09 Aug 2021

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