The Noonday Demon: An Atlas Of Depression
- ISBN-10
- 145161103X
- ISBN-13
- 9781451611038
- Series
- The Noonday Demon
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 576
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-09-16
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Andrew Solomon
Description
The author offers a look at depression, drawing on his own battle with the illness and interviews with fellow sufferers, researchers, and doctors to assess the disease's complexities, causes, symptoms, and available therapies.
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