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A review by rinoa
Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions by Johann Hari
5.0
An accessible read; very colloquial in format.
I struggled to engage fully with the first half of the book. However, I acknowledge that I am often very defensive to any stance that appears anti-medication in relation to the treatment of anxiety and depression. This is mostly because I feel personally attacked, and should not equal a poor evaluation of the book or the author.
That aside, the second half of the book is very interesting and more than made up for my initial reticence and negative reaction. Most of the ideas presented are not new to me (perhaps with the exception of taking LSD as a treatment for depression) but they are well articulated and persuasively presented.
I struggled to engage fully with the first half of the book. However, I acknowledge that I am often very defensive to any stance that appears anti-medication in relation to the treatment of anxiety and depression. This is mostly because I feel personally attacked, and should not equal a poor evaluation of the book or the author.
That aside, the second half of the book is very interesting and more than made up for my initial reticence and negative reaction. Most of the ideas presented are not new to me (perhaps with the exception of taking LSD as a treatment for depression) but they are well articulated and persuasively presented.