| Non-Verbal Communication in Depression Contributor(s): Ellgring, Heiner (Author) |
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ISBN: 052132310X ISBN-13: 9780521323109 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $131.10 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 1989 Annotation: How does mood affect nonverbal communication, the gazes, gestures and facial expressions which accompany dialogue? This important monograph, based on a longitudinal study of five hundred interviews with depressed patients and normal subjects, systematically examines the ways in which mental illness may affect nonverbal interaction patterns. A number of specific patterns of nonverbal behaviour are identified which relate directly to psychological state and also depend on the interaction of the participants in a dialogue. Nonverbal Communication in Depression is not only rich in much-needed empirical data, but it also offers a fresh theoretical and methodological perspective on communicative behaviour in general. Most importantly, perhaps, it represents a real advance in our understanding of the functions of various nonverbal mechanisms and thus provides the clinical psychologist and psychiatrist with an important diagnostic tool. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Self-help | Mood Disorders - Depression - Psychology | Personality - Psychology | Neuropsychology |
| Dewey: 616.852 |
| LCCN: 88001725 |
| Series: European Monographs in Social Psychology |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.29 lbs) 284 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: How does mood affect non-verbal communication, the gazes, gestures and facial expressions which accompany dialogue? This important monograph, based on a longitudinal study of five hundred interviews with depressed patients and normal subjects, systematically examines the ways in which mental illness may affect non-verbal interaction patterns. A number of specific patterns of non-verbal behaviour are identified which relate directly to psychological state and also depend on the interaction of the participants in a dialogue. Non-verbal Communication in Depression is not only rich in much-needed empirical data, but it also offers a fresh theoretical and methodological perspective on communicative behaviour in general. Most importantly, perhaps, it represents a real advance in our understanding of the functions of various non-verbal mechanisms and thus provides the clinical psychologist and psychiatrist with an important diagnostic tool. |