El demonio de la depresión

The Demon of Depression, now appearing in an expanded and revised version, is a seminal work that won the National Book Award and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. Solomon explores the phenomenon of depression from his own fight against the disease and from interviews with other patients, doctors and scientists, policy makers, pharmacological researchers and philosophers; thus it reveals the subtle complexity and the intense agony that define it. This book takes on the challenge of explaining depression and describes the wide range of medications available, the efficacy of alternative therapies, and the impact that the disease has had on different social groups around the world and throughout history. Solomon demonstrates extraordinary sincerity, intelligence and erudition throughout his journey into the darkest of family secrets. His contribution to our understanding of mental illness and also of the human condition is astounding.