A Cure for Darkness: The Story of Depression and How We Treat It
Alex Riley, "A Cure for Darkness: The Story of Depression and How We Treat It"
English | ISBN: 1501198777 | 2021 | 464 pages | AZW3 | 4 MB
English | ISBN: 1501198777 | 2021 | 464 pages | AZW3 | 4 MB
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” (
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