{"product_id":"a-cure-for-darkness-the-story-of-depression-and-how-we-treat-it-9781501198786","title":"A Cure for Darkness: The Story of Depression and How We Treat It","description":"A fascinating, \"rich, and generous\" (Financial Times) look at the treatment of depression by an award-winning science writer that blends popular science, narrative history, and memoir.Is depression a persistent low mood, or is it a range of symptoms? Can it be expressed through a single diagnosis, or does depression actually refer to a diversity of mental disorders? Is there, or will there ever be, a cure? In seeking the answers to these questions, Riley finds a rich history of ideas and treatments--and takes the reader on a gripping narrative journey, packed with fascinating stories like the junior doctor who discovered that some of the first antidepressants had a deadly reaction with cheese. \"Interweaving memoir, case histories, and accounts of new therapies, Riley anatomizes what is still a fairly young science, and a troubled one\" (The New Yorker). Reporting on the field of global mental health from its colonial past to the present day, Riley highlights a range of scalable therapies, including how a group of grandmothers stands on the frontline of a mental health revolution. Hopeful, fascinating, and profound, A Cure for Darkness is \"recommended reading for anyone with even a peripheral interest in depression\" (Washington Examiner).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlex Riley is an award-winning science writer living in Bristol, UK. His work has been published by \u003ci\u003eAeon Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, the BBC, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, PBS's\u003ci\u003e NOVA Next\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e New Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. In 2019, he received a best feature award from the Association of British Science Writers for his reporting on The Friendship Bench, a project that provides mental healthcare to low-income communities in Zimbabwe and has been adopted in countries around the world.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525681680658,"sku":"9781501198786","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e68dd400-6183-4459-8cdf-3eed1ed8c3cf.jpg?v=1731232596","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-cure-for-darkness-the-story-of-depression-and-how-we-treat-it-9781501198786","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}