"A revealing, courageous, fascinating, and funny account of the author's experiment with microdoses of LSD in an effort to treat a debilitating mood disorder, of her quest to understand a misunderstood drug, and of her search for a really good day. When a small vial arrives in h…
In his first memoir, A Work in Progress, Connor Franta shared his journey from small-town Midwestern boy to full-fledged Internet sensation. Now, two years later, Connor is ready to bring to light a side of himself he has rarely shown on or off camera. In this diary-like look at…
Over the past year, 16.5 million Americans, 1 in 13 adults, of every race, age, and socioeconomic class experienced at least one major bout of depression. These numbers have been steadily rising, and sadly, one third of people who feel the unbearable pain, hopelessness, and self…
Dr. Robert Leahy's guide to overcoming depression.
Emma Mitchell doesn't want to beat around the hawthorn bush, she suffers with depression, and has done for twenty-five years. In 2009, the stresses of a city job became too much and she decided to move her family into a cottage in the Cambridgeshire Fens. She swapped days in the…
In his autobiography, YouTube personality, actor, and rap musician Yousef Erakat opens up about his struggles with depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, and addiction.
Examines depression in personal, cultural, and scientific terms.
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 depr…
The book for a generation ... Solomon interweaves a personal narrative with scientific, philosophical, historical, political, and cultural insights ... The result is an elegantly written, meticulously researched book that is empathetic and enlightening, scholarly and useful ... …
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.
With uncommon humanity, candor, wit, and erudition, award-winning author Andrew Solomon takes the reader on a journey of incomparable range and resonance into the most pervasive of family secrets. His contribution to our understanding not only of mental illness but also of the h…
The noonday demon examines depression in personal, cultural, and scientific terms.
The book for a generation ... Solomon interweaves a personal narrative with scientific, philosophical, historical, political, and cultural insights ... The result is an elegantly written, meticulously researched book that is empathetic and enlightening, scholarly and useful ... …
