Depression and the Self

Tamara Kayali Browne, a bioethicist and philosopher of medicine, currently works as a Lecturer in Health Ethics and Professionalism at Deakin University, Victoria. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge and a Postdoctoral Fellowship in neuroethics at Novel Tech Ethics, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia. She also served as Lecturer in Bioethics at Sydney University and the Australian National University, Canberra, winning three teaching awards. Her research in philosophical and sociological issues in psychiatry has been published in peer-reviewed journals, including Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychology; Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy; the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry; and Health, Risk and Society. Her work has also appeared in the media, including The Guardian, The Huffington Post, Psychology Today, The Globe and Mail, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and ABC radio.

1. The self and related concepts; 2. The view from inside: the variety of views of depression; 3. Going for help: the impact of diagnosis on the self; 4. Taking the medicine: the impact of medication on the self; 5. Crossing your fingers: predicting depression's role in the future self; 6. Conclusion; Appendix A: listening and learning; Appendix B: women interviewed; Appendix C: interview guide.