The Noonday Demon

Discover the transformative power of understanding mental health with *The Noonday Demon* by Andrew Solomon. This essential read, now with a new epilogue, offers a profound exploration of depression, drawing parallels to Primo Levi's acclaimed *The Periodic Table*. Solomon shares his heart-wrenching journey through his personal battles with depression while also shedding light on the experiences of others from various cultures. This trade paperback (UK) edition, published by Random House UK in 2016, spans 688 pages of in-depth analysis that examines the historical, social, and medical aspects of this pervasive condition.

Delving into the mental health landscape, *The Noonday Demon* navigates the stark realities of mental hospitals, enriching our understanding of long-term mental health care and recovery. The author’s global insights include dialogues with faith healers and discussions about the latest medications, emphasizing the roles of personal will and love in the path to recovery. As one of The Guardian's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, this book is not just an account but a comprehensive guide for anyone seeking knowledge about mental health.

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ISBN: 9781784702670
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2016
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Pages: 688


Description:
WITH A NEW EPILOGUE BY THE AUTHOR

Like Primo Levi's The Periodic Table, The Noonday Demon digs deep into personal history, as Andrew Solomon narrates, brilliantly and terrifyingly, his own agonising experience of depression.

Solomon also portrays the pain of others, in different cultures and societies whose lives have been shattered by depression and uncovers the historical, social, biological, chemical and medical implications of this crippling disease. He takes us through the halls of mental hospitals where some of his subjects have been imprisoned for decades; into the research labs; to the burdened and afflicted poor, rural and urban. He talks to faith healers and voyages around the world in a quest for folk wisdom. He analyses the medications of today as well as reviewing the politics of diagnosis and treatment and, perhaps most significantly, he looks at the vital role of will and love in the process of recovery.

**ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY**


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