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A Cure for Darkness

Posted on December 9, 2024 at 9:56 AM by Genesis Gaule

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Beat The Winter Blues

Thurs, Dec 12 @ 6:00pm

Shorter days and cold winter weather can leave you feeling less energized. Join Alluma, Inc. for this hands-on presentation as they share ways to avoid the winter blues. 


Breaking Through Depression

A guide to the next generation of promising research and revolutionary new treatments
by Philip Gold

616.8527 GOLD 2023 

Explores how the anatomy of the brain and the biochemistry of nerve impulses play a major role in how we view ourselves and the world. Drawing from his long-term research, Dr. Philip W. Gold makes the case for depression arising at the intersection of genetic vulnerability with stressful, disturbing life experiences that get encoded in our emotional memory. Breaking Through Depression will delve into the interplay between our anatomy and our lived experiences as the key to understanding why there are such individual differences in how we make connections with others, deal with adversity, or recover from trauma.   


A Cure for Darkness

The story of depression and how we treat it
by Alex Riley 

616.85 RILEY 

Is 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. 


The Beasts in Your Brain

Understanding and Living with Anxiety and Depression
by Katherine Speller

616.852 SPELLER 

This is not your doctor's dry health pamphlet or a preachy self-care listicle. The Beasts in Your Brain is a guide and companion equally for you and your loved ones, here to provide that essential first dose of information, understanding, and validation about mental illness and how it affects the young people of today. This book knows how much harder things are for you and your generation, how out-of-touch much of the advice out there is (after all, how are you supposed to "just unplug" when more than half your social life is conducted online?), and how identity, circumstances, and stigma can affect your experiences. 


The Hilarious World of Depression

by John Moe 

616.85 MOE 

Inspired by the immediate success of his podcast, John Moe has written a remarkable investigation of the disease, part memoir of his own journey, part treasure trove of laugh-out-loud stories and insights drawn from years of interviews with some of the most brilliant minds facing similar challenges. Throughout the course of this powerful narrative, depression’s universal themes come to light, among them, struggles with identity, lack of understanding of the symptoms, the challenges of work-life, self-medicating, the fallout of the disease in the lives of our loved ones, the tragedy of suicide, and the hereditary aspects of the disease. 


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