Silencing the self: women and depression

Part 1 Preparing to listen: visions of the self the psychology of women the obstacle of dependence depressed women as guides. Part 2 Loss of self: loss of voice the forms of connection. Part 3 Images of self in intimate relationship: the game oneness the wish to help the way to help the importance of pleasing the cultural context. Part 4 Moral themes in women's depression: the good me the inner dialogue of depression cultural imperatives in the inner dialogue the development of the over-eye measuring beliefs about intimacy. Part 5 Silencing the self: the activity required to be passive anger learning self-silencing silencing creativity the divided self. Part 6 The self in dialogue - movement out of depression. Appendices: the women in the longitudinal study the silencing the self scale.