{"product_id":"9781501198786","title":"A Cure for Darkness","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fascinating, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e“rich, and generous” (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e) look at the treatment of depression by an award-winning science writer that blends popular \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003escience, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003enarrative history, and memoir.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Interweaving memoir, case histories, and accounts of new therapies, Riley anatomizes what is still a fairly young science, and a troubled one” (\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e). 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHopeful, fascinating, and profound, \u003ci\u003eA Cure for Darkness \u003c\/i\u003eis “recommended reading for anyone with even a peripheral interest in depression” (\u003ci\u003eWashington Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"Alex Riley","offers":[{"title":"Scribner |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2022-03-01","offer_id":44151979213055,"sku":"9781501198786","price":26.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/products\/BNCImageAPI_293dd4b1-b030-40e6-b8a5-61148b627e09.jpg?v=1644770977","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781501198786","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}