| A Cure for Darkness: The Story of Depression and How We Treat It Contributor(s): Riley, Alex (Author) |
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ISBN: 1501198785 ISBN-13: 9781501198786 Publisher: Scribner Book Company OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2022 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | History - Science | History - History | Modern - General |
| Dewey: 616.852 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (0.90 lbs) 464 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A fascinating, "rich, and generous" (Financial Times) look at the treatment of depression by an award-winning science writer that blends popular science, narrative history, and memoir. Is depression a persistent low mood, or is it a range of symptoms? Can it be expressed through a single diagnosis, or does depression actually refer to a diversity of mental disorders? Is there, or will there ever be, a cure? In seeking the answers to these questions, Riley finds a rich history of ideas and treatments--and takes the reader on a gripping narrative journey, packed with fascinating stories like the junior doctor who discovered that some of the first antidepressants had a deadly reaction with cheese. "Interweaving memoir, case histories, and accounts of new therapies, Riley anatomizes what is still a fairly young science, and a troubled one" (The New Yorker). Reporting on the field of global mental health from its colonial past to the present day, Riley highlights a range of scalable therapies, including how a group of grandmothers stands on the frontline of a mental health revolution. Hopeful, fascinating, and profound, A Cure for Darkness is "recommended reading for anyone with even a peripheral interest in depression" (Washington Examiner). |