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A Cure for Darkness - The story of depression and how we treat it (Hardcover)
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A Cure for Darkness - The story of depression and how we treat it (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R520
Discovery Miles 5 200
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'Boldly ambitious, deeply affecting, and magisterial in scope'
Steve Silberman, author of Neurotribes 'Expansive and thoughtful,
it illuminates the complexity and elusiveness of his subject' New
Statesman 'A rich and generous picture of research into depression
to date' Financial Times What is depression? Is it a persistent low
mood or a complex range of symptoms? Is it a single diagnosis or a
range of mental disorders requiring different treatments? And is
there a way of curing such a complex, and diverse, condition? A
sufferer of depression himself, science writer Alex Riley has spent
years thinking about these issues as he was prescribed
antidepressants and underwent cognitive behavioural therapy.
Throughout his treatment, he wondered-are antidepressants
effective? Do short-term talking therapies actually work? And what
is on the horizon for those who don't respond to these first-line
treatments? A Cure for Darkness explores all of these questions and
more, as the author embarks on a journey to illuminate one of the
world's most prevalent disorders. Weaving personal and family
history, the book tracks treatments through centuries of science,
from the 'talking cure' to electroconvulsive therapy to magic
mushrooms. Reporting on the field of global mental health from its
colonial past to the present day, Riley discovers new and exciting
therapies, including how a group of grandmothers stands on the
frontline of a mental health revolution. A gripping narrative
journey, A Cure for Darkness delves deep into the science of mental
health and finds hope at the new frontiers of treatment.
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