Synopses & Reviews
The first popular book to present a comprehensive and scientific survey of depression, crime and stress, and of how to control destructive emotions.
If “bad” behaviour is driven by disordered brain chemistry, then how and why does this chemical disorder happen? Is it something in our genes, or do environmental and social factors play a part? If chemistry is key, what new solutions to the problems of stress, depression and crime might be generated by playing around with people’s brain chemistry and genes? And what are the ethical and psychological implications of these potential solutions? This fascinating and informative book explores and seeks to answer these questions.
Synopsis
Anger, stress, depression and crime all seem to be symptoms of contemporary life. Susan Aldridge gives a scientific account of these related phenomena, and reveals how we can use the latest insights into the brain and its chemistry to produce positive solutions to our more destructive emotions.
About the Author
Susan Aldridge is an acclaimed science writer and was shortlisted for the 1998 GlaxoWellcome ABSW Science Writers Award.