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"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, policymakers and politicians, drug designers and philosophers, 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 had 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.".
"The depth of human experience Solomon chronicles, the range of his intelligence, and his boundless curiosity and compassion will change the reader's view of the world."--BOOK JACKET.
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Depression, Mental, award:national_book_award=2001, Análisis de casos, Mental Depression, National Book Award Winner, Depresíon mental, Personas deprimidas, Case studies, Depression, award:national_book_award=nonfiction, Personal Narratives, Depressies (psychiatrie), Depressed persons, Depression (Psychology), Lambda Literary Awards, Lambda Literary Award Winner, LGBTQ biography and memoir, New York Times reviewed, Depression, mental, Mentally ill, biographyPeople
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The noonday demon: an atlas of depression
2002, Simon & Schuster
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Le Diable intérieur: Anatomie de la dépression
October 2, 2002, Albin Michel, ALBIN MICHEL
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The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression
April 2002, Scribner
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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 as well as the reasons for hope. 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. He also explores the thorny patch of moral and ethical questions posed by biological explanations for mental illness.
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. His contribution to our understanding not only of mental illness but also of the human condition is truly stunning.
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