The noonday demon : an atlas of depression / Andrew Solomon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Solomon, Andrew, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Solomon, Andrew, 1963-.

Solomon, Andrew.

Depression, Mental.

Depressed persons--Case studies.

Depressed persons.

Depression.

Medical Subjects:

Depression.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

569 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Scribner, [2001]

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.

Contents:

Depression

Breakdowns

Treatments

Alternatives

Populations

Addiction

Suicide

History

Poverty

Politics

Evolution

Hope.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 501-535) and index.

National Book Award, Nonfiction, 2001.

Lambda Literary Awards - Autobiography/Memoir, Winner, 2002

Other Format:

Online version: Solomon, Andrew, 1963- Noonday demon.

ISBN:

068485466X

9780684854663

0684854678

9780684854670

OCLC:

45806437

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