title: Depression and suicidality in modern life.
abstract: This paper describes the relationship between depression and the difficulties experienced in the postmodern world for human beings who must reconcile their consciousness of their own death and the feelings of powerlessness in the face of inevitable consequences. Depression and suicide are closely linked, and the consequences in terms of philosophy and psychology are described.
authors.affiliation: Centro di Salute Mentale Catanzaro Lido, Italy. straniti@virgilio.it
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stranieri
authors.forename: Carmelo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carabetta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001293:Attitude to Death; D001364:Awareness; D002423:Cause of Death; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005086:Existentialism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D033302:Postmodernism; D012307:Risk Factors; D012922:Social Change; D012945:Social Values; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006113:United Kingdom