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Lost Connections
- Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression - and the Unexpected Solutions
- Narrated by: Johann Hari
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
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From the New York Times best-selling author of Chasing the Scream, a radically new way of thinking about depression and anxiety.
What really causes depression and anxiety - and how can we really solve them? Award-winning journalist Johann Hari suffered from depression since he was a child and started taking antidepressants when he was a teenager. He was told that his problems were caused by a chemical imbalance in his brain. As an adult, trained in the social sciences, he began to investigate whether this was true - and he learned that almost everything we have been told about depression and anxiety is wrong.
Across the world, Hari found social scientists who were uncovering evidence that depression and anxiety are not caused by a chemical imbalance in our brains. In fact, they are largely caused by key problems with the way we live today. Hari's journey took him from a mind-blowing series of experiments in Baltimore, to an Amish community in Indiana, to an uprising in Berlin.
Once he had uncovered nine real causes of depression and anxiety, they led him to scientists who are discovering seven very different solutions - ones that work. It is an epic journey that will change how we think about one of the biggest crises in our culture today.
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- Leo
- 2019-05-14
Perfect for audible.
The book itself is engaging and well written. However, I did find some of the author's argumentation to be inconsistent. He attributes a laundry list of human traits to evolution, but our aversion to relative poverty is purely the result of capitalism.
There is something appealing about having a book narrated by the author. Hari also happens to be a good narrator.
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- David
- 2020-01-29
great read, personal and professional view
great listen takes professional views, history, a personal view on mental health. and why in this day of age we have more poeple suffering from some form of mental health.
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- Anonymous User
- 2021-04-26
A must read@
Was recommended by a friend and is something everyone can read. There is a message for everyone. Inspirational.
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- Abdihakim
- 2022-04-18
Absolutely Mind-blowing
This book changed how I think about depression. It takes into account not only the biological narrative about depression but also the social and psychological narratives. A groundbreaking book supported by groundbreaking research. This book is a MUST for everyone.
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- Hermes
- 2019-07-27
Enlightening
Will add more later (gardening now!
By 'overall' I mean the writing actually
By 'performance', yes I mean narration
By 'story' I mean the content
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- Amazon Customer
- 2018-12-03
A moving account of human connection
Our culture encourages a lack of social connection, then encourages us to label the resulting disorders as mental illness and to treat that with drugs. This account explores the science, pseudoscience and economic drivers behind those attitudes. It also describes ways of reconnecting, reestablishing compassion as a core value. Hari is very clear that economic insecurity and workaholism can be helped by introducing a guaranteed basic income, and that pilot projects show this reduces anxiety and depression. He covers a lot of ground in a coherent way.
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- Fifi
- 2019-03-16
Captivating and Educational
Explains very well the causes for depression and powerful stories on solutions we haven't paid attention to. Gives hope to those in need and encourages society to solve this problem collectively.
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- THOMAS LUKASIK
- 2021-01-18
I could not stop listening.
Fantastic narration. I was captivated and could not wait to listen to more. This is a journey many people are on and its great to see the problems with society laid out like never before.
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- jason - rural alberta
- 2020-05-12
Changed my attitude towards depression
Made me think, reflect on my “get over it/suck it up” attitude, and now i feel. I understand depression/anxiety better, and i will treat people differently that have it & help them if i can.
Johann does an excellent job as narrator...always best hearing the author narrate, seems personal.
Excellent book. For any adult, or almost adult.
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-05-22
Profound Interesting Informative and Helpful
A profound book! I found it to be interesting informative and helpful. Quite a lot of useful ideas from various scientific research studies including one involving residents of Dauphin MB (as a Canadian I found this intriguing) in the 1970's receiving a guaranteed income "Buried in those dusty boxes of data at the Canadian National Archives Evelyn might have found one of the most important antidepressants for the 21st century"
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