{"product_id":"against-depression-isbn-9780143036968","title":"Against Depression","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Deeply felt... [Kramer's] book is a polemic against a society that accepts depression as a fact of life.\" —O, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA profound look at depression by the author of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller, \u003ci\u003eListening to Prozac\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his landmark bestseller \u003cb\u003eListening to Prozac\u003c\/b\u003e, Peter Kramer revolutionized the way we think about antidepressants and the culture in which they are so widely used. Now Kramer offers a frank and unflinching look at the condition those medications treat: depression. Definitively refuting our notions of \"heroic melancholy,\" he walks readers through groundbreaking new research—studies that confirm depression's status as a devastating disease and suggest pathways toward resilience. Thought-provoking and enlightening, \u003cb\u003eAgainst Depression\u003c\/b\u003e provides a bold revision of our understanding of mood disorder and promises hope to the millions who suffer from it.Prologue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat It Is to Us\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. The Final Memoir\u003cbr\u003e2. Return\u003cbr\u003e3. What If\u003cbr\u003e4. Ambivalence\u003cbr\u003e5. Altogether\u003cbr\u003e6. Charm\u003cbr\u003e7. More Charm\u003cbr\u003e8. Eros\u003cbr\u003e9. Obvious Confusion: Three Vignettes\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat It Is\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10. Altogether Again\u003cbr\u003e11. Getting There\u003cbr\u003e12. Magnitude\u003cbr\u003e13. Extent\u003cbr\u003e14. Convergence\u003cbr\u003e15. Resilience\u003cbr\u003e16. Here and Now\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat It Will Be\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e17. The End of Melancholy\u003cbr\u003e18. Art\u003cbr\u003e19. The Natural\u003cbr\u003e20. Alienation\u003cbr\u003e21. After Depression\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\"“[Kramer] may have done more than anybody else to illuminate the clawing, scrabrous, catastrophic monotony that is depressive illness . . . An eloquent, absorbing book.\" —\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Deeply felt... [Kramer's] book is a polemic against a society that accepts depression as a fact of life.\" —\u003cb\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Kramer makes an eloquent case for considering depression a disease... Captivating, convincing and thorough.\" —\u003cb\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003cb\u003eAgainst Depression\u003c\/b\u003e, Peter Kramer opens our eyes once again to a fresh, important and humane understanding of the human condition. His bold rethinking of the condition we call 'depression' gives us a clear-eyed scenario for freedom from the grip of this soul-searing disorder.\" —\u003cb\u003eDaniel Goleman\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003cb\u003eEmotional Intelligence\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"There is nothing romantic in the suffering of depression. Kramer shows us the horrific reality of the illness, dispelling myths that pervade popular culture. This book should usher in an era when the disordered chemistry of the brain is viewed with the same concern and care that mark the treatment of any malady.\" —\u003cb\u003eJerome Groopman\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Here one of our most thoughtful psychiatrists attends a wide-spread psychological malady—the bouts of melancholy that afflict so many individuals, laying them low in mind and spirit. This book offers much critical wisdom, even as it is written with a grace and sensitivity that will endear its words to the reader.\" —\u003cb\u003eRobert Coles\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor of Psychiatry and Medical Humanities, Harvard Medical School\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Our treasured sense of self is often challenged by neuroscience—how do you wedge 'Self' in among neurons and synapses and neurotransmitters? No one has written about these issues in a more sensitive, thought-provoking and accessible way, and has touched more people in the process, than Peter Kramer.\" —\u003cb\u003eRobert Sapolsky\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor of Biological Sciences, Stanford University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Peter Kramer is an analyst of exceptional sensitivity and insight. To read his prose on virtually any subject is to be provoked, enthralled, illuminated.\" \u003cb\u003e— Joyce Carol Oates\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Strong, erudite, and always readable . . . \u003ci\u003eAgainst Depression\u003c\/i\u003e confirms the adage that reading can be transformative.” \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[\u003ci\u003eAgainst Depression\u003c\/i\u003e] successfully advances the cartography of a (quite literally) gray area between physical and mental illness.” \u003cb\u003e— \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Kramer examines depression with a cool, intelligent and sympathetic eye. . . there are no straw men in \u003ci\u003eAgainst Depression\u003c\/i\u003e . Kramer gives the arguments against his ‘medical’ view of depression full muscle and wrestles them with admirable exertion and impressive skill.” — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A provocative take on the science and mythology of depression.” \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eSeattle Post-Intelligencer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Peter Kramer, of \u003ci\u003eListening to Prozac\u003c\/i\u003e fame, brings the latest brain science to his new book, \u003ci\u003eAgainst Depression\u003c\/i\u003e. . . [Kramer] is a lucid and shrewd popularizer of complex ideas”\u003cb\u003e — \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Peter Kramer's instinct for a memorable narrative is unerring . . . an admirable and welcome book. Kramer's clearly-written, even-handed discussion of the causes of depression, for example, provides a nuanced and layered counter to the oversimplified explanatory stories still sometimes issuing from the respective nature and nurture camps. . . a wonderfully stimulating and enjoyable [book] to read.” \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eMetapsychology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Highly recommended.” \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A heartfelt argument that depression is not, as many would have it, a source of heroic melancholy and artistic genius, but, rather, a pathological condition that should, if possible, be eradicated. . . While not predicting that depression will be eliminated anytime soon, Kramer brings hope to those afflicted by it. ” \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The book is rich with questions that engage the reader in an active dialogue. . .Resolute but not preachy, this book is an important addition to the growing public health campaign against depression.” \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003ePublisher’s Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter D. Kramer\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eight books, including \u003ci\u003eOrdinarily Well\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAgainst Depression\u003c\/i\u003e, the novels \u003ci\u003eSpectacular Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDeath of the Great Man\u003c\/i\u003e, and the national and international bestseller \u003ci\u003eListening to Prozac\u003c\/i\u003e. His essays, op-eds, and book reviews have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. Dr. Kramer hosted the public radio program The Infinite Mind and has appeared on the major broadcast news and talk shows, including Today, Good Morning America, the Oprah Winfrey Show, and Fresh Air. For forty years, Dr. Kramer practiced psychiatry in Providence, Rhode Island, where he is Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University. He now writes full time.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Visit Dr. Kramer on the web: http:\/\/www.peterdkramer.com .","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303616237797,"sku":"NP9780143036968","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143036968.jpg?v=1767721125","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/against-depression-isbn-9780143036968","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}