Lost Connections: Uncovering The Real Causes of Depression—And The Unexpected Solutions
Johann Hari
Bloomsbury
Rs 599; 321 pages
Johann Hari, an independent English journalist and the writer of the book under review, spent much of his adolescence depressed. His doctor prescribed him antidepressants that boost serotonin levels. For too long, the conventional wisdom in the medical fraternity was that depression and anxiety are caused by a faulty brain, one whose biochemistry does not work as it should.
Mr Hari attempts to take this wisdom head-on with a mix of personal anecdotes, interviews with doctors working in the field, and his experiences with communities
