the noonday demon an atlas of depression

' Required reading for anyone who has a family member with depression or who is the field, even if you believe yourself to be well versed. ' this is fascinating if you have ever wondered about mental illness.some parts are intense and a little dry ' - Kim, Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.Although too easy on the pharmaceutical industry the viewpoint is fascinating.' preparation for high schoolers about the possible future (present?) they have in store for themselves in our postmodern world of zombies and vampires (Mr. Now we have to read the 'Anatomy of an Epidemic' about pharmaceutical drugs. His contribution to our understanding not only of mental illness but also of the human condition is truly stunning. With uncommon humanity, candor, wit and erudition, award-winning author Solomon takes readers on a journey of incomparable range and resonance into the most pervasive of family secrets.

He also explores the thorny patch of moral and ethical questions posed by biological explanations for mental illness. He confronts the challenge of defining the illness and describes the vast range of available medications and treatments, and the impact the malady has on various demographic populations-around the world and throughout history. Drawing on his own struggles with the illness and interviews with fellow sufferers, doctors and scientists, policy makers and politicians, drug designers, and philosophers, Andrew Solomon reveals the subtle complexities and sheer agony of the disease as well as the reasons for hope. The Noonday Demon examines depression in personal, cultural, and scientific terms. Andrew Solomon’s National Book Award-winning, bestselling, and transformative masterpiece on depression-“the book for a generation, elegantly written, meticulously researched, empathetic, and enlightening” ( Time)-now with a major new chapter covering recently introduced and novel treatments, suicide and anti-depressants, pregnancy and depression, and much more.

The noonday demon an atlas of depression