Peter Kramer addresses the sort of twisted love affair that western culture has with depression. He writes to combat the idea that melancholy and depression somehow make one heroic and interesting. My favorite part of this book is that he attacks the myth that famous artists would not have been or would not be the great artists they are without the mental torment and dark valleys of depression/5. · In his landmark bestseller Listening to Prozac, 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 ISBN Against Depression. In his landmark bestseller Listening to Prozac, Peter Kramer revolutionized the way we think about antidepressants and the culture in which they are so widely used. Now Kramer 4/5(4).
Against Depression by Peter D. Kramer. Click here for the lowest price! Hardcover, , [] In his landmark bestseller Listening to Prozac, Peter Kramer revolutionized the way we think about antidepressants and the culture in which they are so. Against Depression by Peter D. Kramer available in Trade Paperback on www.doorway.ru, also read synopsis and reviews. A decade ago, with his breakaway bestseller Listening to Prozac, Peter Kramer revolutionized the way.
Peter Kramer addresses the sort of twisted love affair that western culture has with depression. He writes to combat the idea that melancholy and depression somehow make one heroic and interesting. My favorite part of this book is that he attacks the myth that famous artists would not have been or would not be the great artists they are without the mental torment and dark valleys of depression. Publisher's Summary. A decade ago, with his breakaway best seller, Listening to Prozac, Peter Kramer revolutionized the way we think about antidepressants and the culture in which they are so widely used. Now, he returns with a profound and original look at the condition those medications treat, depression. While author Peter Kramer (Listening to Prozac) expresses a definite opinion--that disease of any sort should be treated as effectively as possible--he manages to express sympathy along with frustration about the recurring idea that soulful creativity often goes hand-in-hand with depression. Without ever being dismissive or particularly angry, his writing makes his point abundantly clear after the first chapter: The pervasive idea of depression serving a creative purpose is preposterous, as.
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