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This work digs deep and painfully into personal experience of depression and mental illness, while also considering the wider picture: the historical, social, biological, pharmaceutical and medical aspects and implications of the disease. Having experienced what he is writing about firsthand, Solomon describes the experience from the inside. He has also researched every aspect of depression, including: the historical treatment and study of "melancholy" as far back as the Greeks and Romans (who believed that cauliflower was good for depression), and through to the side effects of the pharmaceutical cocktails of the present day; case histories of people in out of mental hospitals; faith healers; the power of suggestion; and the implications for the future of Western society.
著者について
Cambridge-educated UK/US national in his thirties, writes for The New Yorker and other US media. He has suffered from bouts of suicidal depression. Lives in New York, and sometimes London. Author of one novel.
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6 人中、6人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
The Noonday Demon An Anatomy (Atlas) of Depression
2007/11/11
形式:ペーパーバック
Originally released in UK as NoonDay Demon Anatomy of Depression re-released as the Atlas of Depression Amazon.co.uk Review
"Breakdowns are preposterous" writes Andrew Solomon in his wide-ranging and illuminating study, The Noonday Demon: An Anatomy of Depression. With the current vogue for self-help books, medication doled out at the drop of a hat, and therapy-speak, it would seem that depression is a modern phenomenon, a reaction to the stresses of a consumerist, high-achieving world. Yet as Solomon explains, the word " depression" was "first used in English to describe low spirits in 1660"; prior to this time, the vagaries of the unquiet mind were termed "melancholia". Bravely cataloguing his own series of depressive episodes, Solomon attempts to go to the roots of the illness--for an illness it is, and has to be treated as such--by interviewing fellow sufferers, delving back into history ("the history of depression in the West is closely tied to the history of Western thought")--analysing suicide, addictions, treatments, and depression's underlying causes, from politics to poverty. At the heart of this informed, compassionate book lies Solomon's own story--an established writer with seemingly everything going for him, he succumbed to a series of breakdowns in his 31st year, and eventually rallied with the support of his father, other family members and friends, a good therapist and a shopping list of medications, which he still takes daily. Out of his depression emerged qualities of self he never knew existed, and a desire to "find and cling to the reasons for living". Solomon's dark night of the soul, on a par with Lewis Wolpert's Malignant Sadness is a significant and important chronicle. Between 10 and 15 per cent of Americans and up to 6 million people in the UK experience depression; books like The Noonday Demon might just broaden our understanding of it. --Catherine Taylor --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. The Noonday Demon
"Breakdowns are preposterous" writes Andrew Solomon in his wide-ranging and illuminating study, The Noonday Demon: An Anatomy of Depression. With the current vogue for self-help books, medication doled out at the drop of a hat, and therapy-speak, it would seem that depression is a modern phenomenon, a reaction to the stresses of a consumerist, high-achieving world. Yet as Solomon explains, the word " depression" was "first used in English to describe low spirits in 1660"; prior to this time, the vagaries of the unquiet mind were termed "melancholia". Bravely cataloguing his own series of depressive episodes, Solomon attempts to go to the roots of the illness--for an illness it is, and has to be treated as such--by interviewing fellow sufferers, delving back into history ("the history of depression in the West is closely tied to the history of Western thought")--analysing suicide, addictions, treatments, and depression's underlying causes, from politics to poverty. At the heart of this informed, compassionate book lies Solomon's own story--an established writer with seemingly everything going for him, he succumbed to a series of breakdowns in his 31st year, and eventually rallied with the support of his father, other family members and friends, a good therapist and a shopping list of medications, which he still takes daily. Out of his depression emerged qualities of self he never knew existed, and a desire to "find and cling to the reasons for living". Solomon's dark night of the soul, on a par with Lewis Wolpert's Malignant Sadness is a significant and important chronicle. Between 10 and 15 per cent of Americans and up to 6 million people in the UK experience depression; books like The Noonday Demon might just broaden our understanding of it. --Catherine Taylor --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. The Noonday Demon
Epic, brilliant and thorough
2012/4/11
形式:Kindle版
I know quite a few people close to me that suffer with depression, anxiety or bi-polar disorder. Reading this book was a way to develop a greater empathy and deepen my learning about depression.
This is probably the most enjoyable book I have ever read, and the irony of that statement doesn't escape me.
Solomon's writing style is solid, engaging and fascinating. I was riveted to the entire experience and learnt some VERY important things about how I could help others. This book has changed my thinking and my actions around depression and has ultimately helped people I know through leveraging this knowledge. Probably the biggest shift I experienced was around my attitude towards medication.
I would NOT recommend this book for people WITH depression. It is more like an epic study guide and if you have the patience, it is worth reading through. The slim number of reviews on Amazon I think indicates how dense a read this is. I gave it to a friend of mine to read and he only made it 1/3 of the way through.
I give this book 5 stars without any reservation. It deserves 6 actually. I think Solomon is an extraordinary intense, intelligent person who has an enormous gift. It just so happens he is afflicted with a very dark passenger.
This is probably the most enjoyable book I have ever read, and the irony of that statement doesn't escape me.
Solomon's writing style is solid, engaging and fascinating. I was riveted to the entire experience and learnt some VERY important things about how I could help others. This book has changed my thinking and my actions around depression and has ultimately helped people I know through leveraging this knowledge. Probably the biggest shift I experienced was around my attitude towards medication.
I would NOT recommend this book for people WITH depression. It is more like an epic study guide and if you have the patience, it is worth reading through. The slim number of reviews on Amazon I think indicates how dense a read this is. I gave it to a friend of mine to read and he only made it 1/3 of the way through.
I give this book 5 stars without any reservation. It deserves 6 actually. I think Solomon is an extraordinary intense, intelligent person who has an enormous gift. It just so happens he is afflicted with a very dark passenger.
8 人中、1人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
Don't pity me.
2009/7/16
形式:ペーパーバック
An amazing and well researched manual for all of us without spines, backbones or character. Like a lot of frailties, must one one share the same malady to understand or is it all just a conspiracy of liberals?
Andrew Solomon: how did you get out of bed long enough to do all the research and writing? I am suspicious of your depression credentials but you write so clearly, accurately and descriptively of the experience that I just have to admire your courage. Thank you for me though it would be helpful if the zillion other experts would read and be grateful as well.
Andrew Solomon: how did you get out of bed long enough to do all the research and writing? I am suspicious of your depression credentials but you write so clearly, accurately and descriptively of the experience that I just have to admire your courage. Thank you for me though it would be helpful if the zillion other experts would read and be grateful as well.
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