The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Solomon, Andrew, PUBLISHER: Scribner Book Company, "ong>Theong> Noonday Demon" examines depression in personal, cultural, and scientific terms. Drawing on his own struggles ong>withong> ong>theong> illness and interviews ong>withong> fellow sufferers, doctors and scientists, policy makers and politicians, drug designers and philosophers, Andrew Solomon reveals ong>theong> subtle complexities and sheer agony of ong>theong> disease. He confronts ong>theong> challenge of defining ong>theong> illness and describes ong>theong> vast range of available medications, ong>theong> efficacy of alternative treatments, and ong>theong> impact ong>theong> malady has on various demographic populations -- around ong>theong> world and throughout history. He also explores ong>theong> thorny patch of moral and ethical questions posed by emerging biological explanations for mental illness. ong>Withong> uncommon humanity, candor, wit, and erudition, award-winning author Solomon takes readers on a journey of incom-parable range and resonance into ong>theong> most pervasive of family secrets. His contribution to our understanding not only of mental illness but also of ong>theong> human condition is truly stunning.