TY - BOOK AU - Hari,Johann TI - Lost connections: uncovering the real causes of depression-- and the unexpected solutions SN - 9781632868305 AV - RC537 .H346 2018 PY - 2018/// CY - New York PB - Bloomsbury KW - Depression, Mental KW - Anxiety KW - Depression KW - Depressive Disorder KW - Dépression KW - SELF-HELP KW - Mood Disorders/ Depression KW - bisacsh KW - Health and Fitness KW - eflch KW - fast KW - Health and Wellbeing KW - ukslc KW - Self-help publications KW - lcgft KW - Livres de croissance personnelle KW - rvmgf N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-304) and index; Prologue; The apple --; Introduction; A mystery --; The wand --; Imbalance --; The grief exception --; The first flag on the moon --; Picking up the flag (an introduction to Part II) --; Cause one; Disconnection from meaningful work --; Cause two; Disconnection from other people --; Cause three; Disconnection from meaningful values --; Cause four; Disconnection from childhood trauma --; Cause five; Disconnection from status and respect --; Cause six; Disconnection from the natural world --; Cause seven; Disconnection from a hopeful or secure future --; Causes eight and nine; The real role of genes and brain changes --; The cow --; We built this city --; Reconnection one; To other people --; Reconnection two; Social prescribing --; Reconnection three; To meaningful work --; Reconnection four; To meaningful values --; Reconnection five; Sympathetic joy, and overcoming addiction to the self --; Reconnection six; Acknowledging and overcoming childhood trauma --; Reconnection seven; Restoring the future --; Conclusion; Homecoming N2 - "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 UR - http://www.thelostconnections.com UR - https://thelostconnections.com/ UR - http://firstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/DECRead?standardNoType=1&standardNo=163286830X&sessionid=0&srcdbname=worldcat&key=4cbc750c11913a67d4a07e6463a7227c008e0c376b0b897c3271857636cd7981&ectype=MOREINFO ER -