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Lost Connections: Why You're Depressed and How to Find Hope
by Johann Hari
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
This book felt great to read and I think it contains so many important insights and learnings from the fields of psychology, medicine and sociology. The fact that antidepressants have been proven to be far less efficacious than their rate of prescription in our world would assume is totally egregious. It seems baffling that we could ever believe external factors have no impact on our feelings of depression and anxiety though I think that medical professionals do for the most part take all possible factors into account now when someone presents as depressed or anxious (in my experience anyway).
I think it is greatly informative as a book though it feels at times that Hari is making great sweeping statements and generalisations. The ideas and claims appear to be solid and evidence-based. But it does leave you with many big questions about your life and a feeling of overwhelm at the prospect of having to change big social problems in order to change your life.
Overall would recommend to anyone interested in learning about depression.
I think it is greatly informative as a book though it feels at times that Hari is making great sweeping statements and generalisations. The ideas and claims appear to be solid and evidence-based. But it does leave you with many big questions about your life and a feeling of overwhelm at the prospect of having to change big social problems in order to change your life.
Overall would recommend to anyone interested in learning about depression.