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A Cure for Darkness
The story of depression and how we treat it
Taschenbuch von Alex Riley
Sprache: Englisch

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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


Depression is a leading cause of disability around the world today, a growing health crisis that affects us all. It is a complex and diverse condition. But it is also highly treatable.

In this profound and sweeping history, Alex Riley charts the macabre, ingenious, and often surprising developments in the science of mental healthcare over the last 2000 years. In the pursuit to understand his own experiences with mental illness, Riley interweaves his own family history with fascinating stories of biological and psychological treatments which illuminate the past, question the current state of diagnosis, and investigate the hype and hopes for future treatments.

From the re-emergence of long-forgotten therapies to a group of grandmothers who stand at the forefront of a revolution in mental healthcare, A Cure for Darkness is an essential exploration of one of the most pressing problems of our time.

'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


Depression is a leading cause of disability around the world today, a growing health crisis that affects us all. It is a complex and diverse condition. But it is also highly treatable.

In this profound and sweeping history, Alex Riley charts the macabre, ingenious, and often surprising developments in the science of mental healthcare over the last 2000 years. In the pursuit to understand his own experiences with mental illness, Riley interweaves his own family history with fascinating stories of biological and psychological treatments which illuminate the past, question the current state of diagnosis, and investigate the hype and hopes for future treatments.

From the re-emergence of long-forgotten therapies to a group of grandmothers who stand at the forefront of a revolution in mental healthcare, A Cure for Darkness is an essential exploration of one of the most pressing problems of our time.

Über den Autor
Alex Riley is an award-winning science writer and the author of A Cure for Darkness: The Story of Depression and How We Treat It, his first book. He received a best feature award at the 2019 Association of British Science Writers Awards for his reporting on The Friendship Bench, a project that began in Zimbabwe in 2006 and has since provided mental health care to thousands of people in New York. Since leaving academia in 2015, he began writing popular science articles for magazines such as New Scientist, PBS's NOVA Next, BBC Future, Mosaic Science, Aeon, and Nautilus Magazine. He lives in Bristol.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Genre: Importe, Psychologie
Produktart: Ratgeber
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 456 S.
ISBN-13: 9781785039027
ISBN-10: 1785039024
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 740064
Ausstattung / Beilage: B-format paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Riley, Alex
Hersteller: Random House UK Ltd
Ebury Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestraße 122 a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 197 x 125 x 35 mm
Von/Mit: Alex Riley
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.02.2022
Gewicht: 0,334 kg
Artikel-ID: 120756660
Über den Autor
Alex Riley is an award-winning science writer and the author of A Cure for Darkness: The Story of Depression and How We Treat It, his first book. He received a best feature award at the 2019 Association of British Science Writers Awards for his reporting on The Friendship Bench, a project that began in Zimbabwe in 2006 and has since provided mental health care to thousands of people in New York. Since leaving academia in 2015, he began writing popular science articles for magazines such as New Scientist, PBS's NOVA Next, BBC Future, Mosaic Science, Aeon, and Nautilus Magazine. He lives in Bristol.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Genre: Importe, Psychologie
Produktart: Ratgeber
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 456 S.
ISBN-13: 9781785039027
ISBN-10: 1785039024
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 740064
Ausstattung / Beilage: B-format paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Riley, Alex
Hersteller: Random House UK Ltd
Ebury Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestraße 122 a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 197 x 125 x 35 mm
Von/Mit: Alex Riley
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.02.2022
Gewicht: 0,334 kg
Artikel-ID: 120756660
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