The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression (unabridged) - Andrew Solomon

Category: Adults, Autobiography & Biographies, Misc. Non-fiction
Language: English
Keywords: Depression Medicine Memoir Mental Health Mental Illness Nonfiction Psychology Science Self-help

Written by Andrew Solomon
Read by Barrett Whitener
Format: MP3
Unabridged

National Book Award for Nonfiction 2001

Pulitzer Prize Nominee for General Nonfiction 2002

With uncommon humanity, candor, wit, and erudition, award-winning author Andrew Solomon takes the reader on a journey of incomparable range and resonance into the most pervasive of family secrets. His contribution to our understanding not only of mental illness but also of the human condition is truly stunning.

The Noonday Demon examines depression in personal, cultural, and scientific terms. Drawing on his own struggles with the illness and interviews with fellow sufferers, doctors and scientists, policymakers and politicians, drug designers and philosophers, Solomon reveals the subtle complexities and sheer agony of the disease. He confronts the challenge of defining the illness and describes the vast range of available medications, the efficacy of alternative treatments, and the impact the malady has had on various demographic populations around the world and throughout history. He also explores the thorny patch of moral and ethical questions posed by emerging biological explanations for mental illness.

The depth of human experience Solomon chronicles, the range of his intelligence, and his boundless curiosity and compassion will change the reader’s view of the world.

*Note: This is the unabridged version running over 22 hrs. (Sorry, don’t know how to split this file into chapters) If you are looking for abridged one, there is one on here.