Like A Photographic Portrait, A Picture Of A Person's Depression Shows A Face, Connected To A Body, Framed By A Background, And Set Within A Foreground. As A Person Might Have A Prominent Forehead, A Dimple In Her Chin, Or A Few Missing Teeth, An Individual's Syndrome Of Clinical Depression Strongly Expresses Some Characteristic Symptoms And Expresses Others Weakly Or Not At All. In The Background Are Many Transpersonal Features That Influence Mood And Its Somatic And Behavioral Expressions, Including Cultural Norms And Social Determinants Of Health. In The Foreground Are Individual Circumstances That Caused Or Contributed To The Person's Illness, And Ones That Currently Offer Hope Or Worsen Despair. Depending On The Photographer And When The Photo Was Taken, Background And Foreground Are Complex Or Minimal, Blurred Or In Focus. Lighting Might Accentuate Or Attenuate Specific Facial Features - As Diagnostic Criteria For Major Depressive Disorder Count Some Symptoms Of Clinical Depression And Exclude Others. The Entire Body Might Be Visible Or Just The Head - As General Health Issues, Nutritional State And Biomarkers Are Variably Included In A Case History-- Part I Constructing The Cultural Lens -- Picturing Depression : Faces, Backgrounds And Foregrounds -- Faces Of Clinical Depression -- Beyond Shades Of Gray : Depression And The Bipolar Spectrum -- Dimensions And Implications Of Cultural Identity -- Cultural Identity And Personal Biography -- Unnatural Deaths -- Depression And Social Class : A Four-dimensional View -- Cultural Correlates And Clinical Consequences -- Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Science : Depression In Traditional Medicine -- Part Ii Depression And The Cultures Of Places -- China : Confucian Harmony And Dissonance -- Japan : Invisible Double-edged Swords -- South Korea : Han And Passionate Intensity -- Depression And Suicide In The World's Happiest Countries -- American Regional Cultures And The Geography Of Mood -- Part Iii Depression And The Cultures Of Occupations -- Dark Side Of Creative Talent -- Physicians In Pain : Depression In The Medical Profession -- Flying High, Feeling Low : The Mental Health Of Airline Pilots -- Truck Driving Blues. Barry S. Fogel, Xiaoling Jiang. Includes Bibliographical References (pages [689]-797) And Index.