Against Depression"Deeply felt... [Kramer's] book is a polemic against a society that accepts depression as a fact of life." —O, The Oprah Magazine A profound look at depression by the author of The New York Times Bestseller, Listening to Prozac In his landmark bestseller Listening to Prozac, Peter Kramer revolutionized the way we think about antidepressants and the culture in which they are so widely used. Now Kramer offers a frank and unflinching look at the condition those medications treat: depression. Definitively refuting our notions of "heroic melancholy," he walks readers through groundbreaking new research—studies that confirm depression's status as a devastating disease and suggest pathways toward resilience. Thought-provoking and enlightening, Against Depression provides a bold revision of our understanding of mood disorder and promises hope to the millions who suffer from it. |
Contents
The Final Memoir | 3 |
Return | 12 |
What If | 30 |
Ambivalence | 42 |
Altogether | 48 |
Charm | 63 |
More Charm | 77 |
Eros | 85 |
Extent | 158 |
Convergence | 172 |
Resilience | 189 |
Here and Now | 199 |
What It Will Be | 209 |
The End of Melancholy | 211 |
Art | 232 |
The Natural | 244 |
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