pickTreating depression as strictly an individual and biological issue is wrong, according to Hari; we need to examine the society that's giving rise to spiralling depression & anxiety rates. I'm not sure this book comes together as a whole to prove the author's point, but certain sections are fascinating. A valuable questioning of mainstream thought on this topic.
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Soubhiville I very much agree that it‘s a societal issue, and treating as a community/family/village is best. (I‘m just a lay-person, no medical background, and that‘s just my opinion.) 7y
Mike61 I loved it. I'm sure this book will help a lot of people. It challenges medical based theory, and grounds itself, through meticulous research, on depression and anxiety being the result of environmental, psychological and social issues through loss of connection to things we have an innate need for such as connection to meaningful work and nature. It lists these losses them shows us how we can reconnect. So it's a great reference. Very readable. 6y