Non-verbal Communication in Depression (European Monographs in Social Psychology)
Cambridge University Press, 5/11/1989
EAN 9780521323109, ISBN10: 052132310X
Hardcover, 284 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English
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.
List of figures
List of tables
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Relating nonverbal behaviour to psychological disorders
3. Social interaction and affective state of depression
4. Longitudinal study during the course of depression - methodological aspects
5. Facial expression of mood and emotions
6. Gaze and speech
7. Gestures
8. Exemplary single cases
9. Nonverbal reaction patterns
10. Nonverbal expression of mood - general discussion and conclusions
Appendixes
References
Index of authors
Subject index.