A Cure for Darkness
The story of depression and how we treat it
$35.80
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
4 May 2022
Summary
The definitive story of depression - from its history to its cutting-edge future - by a young scientist discovering his own very personal family history of darkness.
‘Boldly ambitious, deeply affecting, and magisterial in scope’ Steve Silberman, author of Neurotribes
‘Expansive and thoughtful, it illuminates the complexity and elusiveness of his subject’ New Statesman
Depression is a leading cause of disability around the world today, a growing health crisis that affec…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781785039027 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1785039024 |
| Author: | Alex Riley |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | Ebury Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 4 May 2022 |
| Weight: | 322g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 126mm x 28mm |
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About The Author
Alex Riley
Alex Riley is an award-winning science writer and the author of A Cure for Darkness- The Story of Depression and How We Treat It, his first book. He received a best feature award at the 2019 Association of British Science Writers Awards for his reporting on The Friendship Bench, a project that began in Zimbabwe in 2006 and has since provided mental health care to thousands of people in New York. Since leaving academia in 2015, he began writing popular science articles for magazines such as New Scientist, PBS’s NOVA Next, BBC Future, Mosaic Science, Aeon, and Nautilus Magazine. He lives in Bristol.
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