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Noonday Demon

by Andrew Solomon

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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. 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 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. With uncommon humanity, candor, wit, and erudition, award-winning author Solomon takes readers on a journey of incom-parable 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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With uncommon humanity, candor, wit, and erudition, award-winning author Solomon conducts a definitive narrative of incomparable range and resonance on his family secret of mental illness. Drawing on his own struggles with the illness and interviews with fellow sufferers, the author reveals as never before the complexities of the disease.
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About the Author

Andrew Solomon studied at Yale University and Jesus College Cambridge. He is a regular contributor to The New Yorker, ArtForum, and The New York Times Magazine. He is the author of The Irony Tower: Soviet Artists in a Time of Glasnost and a novel, A Stone Boat, which was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times First Fiction Award. He is the winner of the 2001 National Book Award.
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Table of Contents

Contents

A Note on Method

I. Depression

II. Breakdowns

III. Treatments

IV. Alternatives

V. Populations

VI. Addiction

VII. Suicide

VIII. History

IX. Poverty

X. Politics

XI. Evolution

XII. Hope

Notes

Bibliography

Acknowledgments

Index

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crowyhead, March 15, 2007 (view all comments by crowyhead)
This is one of the most comprehensive, sensitive, and well-written books about depression I've had the pleasure to read. It's very long, and it can be rather heavy-going, but even when Solomon is describing his own bouts with the illness, I never found it depressing to read.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780684854670
Author:
Solomon, Andrew
Publisher:
Scribner Book Company
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
Depression
Subject:
Mental health
Subject:
Depression, mental
Subject:
Depressed persons
Subject:
General Biography
Subject:
General Psychology & Psychiatry
Subject:
SELF-HELP / Depression
Copyright:
2002
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series Volume:
0969
Publication Date:
April 2002
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
576
Dimensions:
9.25 x 6.12 in 21.42 oz
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"Synopsis" by , With uncommon humanity, candor, wit, and erudition, award-winning author Solomon conducts a definitive narrative of incomparable range and resonance on his family secret of mental illness. Drawing on his own struggles with the illness and interviews with fellow sufferers, the author reveals as never before the complexities of the disease.
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