Lost connections
×CloseLost connections
uncovering the real causes of depression-- and the unexpected solutions
by Johann Hari
- 5 Ratings
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Lost connections
uncovering the real causes of depression-- and the unexpected solutions
by Johann Hari
- 5 Ratings
- 39 Want to read
- 1 Currently reading
- 7 Have read
"Across the world, Hari found social scientists who were uncovering evidence that depression and anxiety are not caused by a chemical imbalance in our brains. In fact, they [believe they] are largely caused by key problems with the way we live today. Hari's journey took him from a ... series of experiments in Baltimore, to an Amish community in Indiana, to an uprising in Berlin. Once he had uncovered [what he argues are] nine real causes of depression and anxiety, they led him to scientists who are discovering seven very different solutions"--Amazon.com.
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Table of Contents
| Prologue: The apple ; Introduction: A mystery | ||
| Part I: The crack in the old story. The wand ; Imbalance ; The grief exception ; The first flag on the moon | ||
| Part II: Disconnection : nine causes of depression and anxiety. Picking up the flag (an introduction to Part Two) ; Cause one: Disconnection from meaningful work ; Cause two: Disconnection from other people ; Cause three: Disconnection from meaningful values ; Cause four: Disconnection from childhood trauma ; Cause five: Disconnection from status and respect ; Cause six: Disconnection from the natural world ; Cause seven: Disconnection from a hopeful or secure future ; Causes eight and nine: The real role of genes and brain changes | ||
| Part III: Reconnection; or, A different kind of antidepressant. The cow ; We built this city ; Reconnection one: To other people ; Reconnection two: Social prescribing ; Reconnection three: To meaningful work ; Reconnection four: To meaningful values ; Reconnection five: Sympathetic joy, and overcoming addiction to the self ; Reconnection six: Acknowledging and overcoming childhood trauma ; Reconnection seven: Restoring the future | ||
| Conclusion: Homecoming. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-304) and index.
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| May 24, 2019 | Created by MARC Bot | Imported from marc_openlibraries_sanfranciscopubliclibrary MARC record. |