{"product_id":"9781501198786","title":"A Cure for Darkness: The Story of Depression and How We Treat It","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":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47015966048496,"sku":"9781501198786","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781501198786_p0.jpg?v=1763707255","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781501198786","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}