Lost connections : uncovering the real causes of depression-- and the unexpected solutions /
Uncovering the real causes of depression--the unexpected solutions
Johann Hari.
- 321 pages ; 25 cm
The apple -- A mystery -- The wand -- Imbalance -- The grief exception -- The first flag on the moon -- Picking up the flag (an introduction to Part II) -- Disconnection from meaningful work -- Disconnection from other people -- Disconnection from meaningful values -- Disconnection from childhood trauma -- Disconnection from status and respect -- Disconnection from the natural world -- Disconnection from a hopeful or secure future -- The real role of genes and brain changes -- The cow -- We built this city -- To other people -- Social prescribing -- To meaningful work -- To meaningful values -- Sympathetic joy, and overcoming addiction to the self -- Acknowledging and overcoming childhood trauma -- Restoring the future -- Homecoming. Prologue : Introduction : Cause one : Cause two : Cause three : Cause four : Cause five : Cause six : Cause seven : Causes eight and nine : Reconnection one : Reconnection two : Reconnection three : Reconnection four : Reconnection five : Reconnection six : Reconnection seven : Conclusion :
"Across the world, Hari found social scientists who were uncovering evidence that depression and anxiety are not caused by a chemical imbalance in our brains. In fact, they [believe they] are largely caused by key problems with the way we live today. Hari's journey took him from a ... series of experiments in Baltimore, to an Amish community in Indiana, to an uprising in Berlin. Once he had uncovered [what he argues are] nine real causes of depression and anxiety, they led him to scientists who are discovering seven very different solutions"--Amazon.com "What really causes depression and anxiety - and how can we really solve them? Award-winning journalist Johann Hari suffered from depression since he was a child and started taking anti-depressants when he was a teenager. He was told that his problems were caused by a chemical imbalance in his brain. As an adult, trained in the social sciences, he began to investigate whether this was true -- and he learned that almost everything we have been told about depression and anxiety is wrong. Across the world, Hari found social scientists who were uncovering evidence that depression and anxiety are not caused by a chemical imbalance in our brains. In fact, they are largely caused by key problems with the way we live today. Hari's journey took him from a mind-blowing series of experiments in Baltimore, to an Amish community in Indiana, to an uprising in Berlin. Once he had uncovered nine real causes of depression and anxiety, they led him to scientists who are discovering seven very different solutions -- ones that work"--Publisher's description