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The Noonday Demon

An Atlas of Depression

byAndrew Solomon

Genres: Health Biography Psychology Memoirs

Who is this book for? Readers interested in mental health, personal narratives, and psychological studies.

Topics Ethical questionsImpact on demographic populationsTreatment optionsMentalDepressionPersonal strugglesHuman conditionFamily secretsLgbtq experiencesNational book award winnerStigma surrounding mental illnessMental HealthIdentitySurvival

MoodReflective, Melancholic

Winner of the National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize finalist, 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, policy makers and politicians, drug designers and philosophers, Andrew 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 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. With uncommon humanity, candor, wit, and erudition, award-winning author Solomon takes readers on a journey of incom-parable range and resonance into the most pervasive of family secrets. His contribution to our understanding not only of mental illness but also of the human condition is truly stunning.

Language

Published on

01/04/2002

Pages

576

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780684854670

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