The noonday demon : an atlas of depression

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Label

The noonday demon : an atlas of depression

Title remainder

an atlas of depression

Statement of responsibility

Andrew Solomon

Creator

• Solomon, Andrew, 1963-

Subject

• Depressed persons -- Case studies
• Depression, Mental
• Solomon, Andrew, 1963-
• Depression
• Personal Narratives
• Case studies

Genre

• Personal Narratives
• Case studies

Language

eng

Summary

• The author offers a look at depression in which he draws on his own battle with the illness and interviews with fellow sufferers, researchers, doctors, and others to assess the complexities of the disease, its causes and symptoms, and available therapies. This book examines depression in personal, cultural, and scientific terms. He confronts the challenge of defining the illness and describes the vast range of available medications, the efficacy of alternative treatments, and the impact the malady has on various demographic populations, around the world and throughout history. He also explores the thorny patch of moral and ethical questions posed by emerging biological explanations for mental illness. He takes readers on a journey into the most pervasive of family secrets and contributes to our understanding not only of mental illness but also of the human condition
• "The Noonday Demon examines depression in personal, cultural, and scientific terms. Drawing on his own struggles with the illness and interviews with fellow sufferers, doctors and scientists, policymakers and politicians, drug designers and philosophers, Solomon reveals the subtle complexities and sheer agony of the disease. He confronts the challenge of defining the illness and describes the vast range of available medications, the efficacy of alternative treatments, and the impact the malady has had on various demographic populations around the world and throughout history. He also explores the thorny patch of moral and ethical questions posed by emerging biological explanations for mental illness." "The depth of human experience Solomon chronicles, the range of his intelligence, and his boundless curiosity and compassion will change the reader's view of the world."--BOOK JACKET

Biography type

contains biographical information

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

• 616.85/27/0092
• B

Index

index present

LC call number

RC537

LC item number

.S598 2001

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography