![]() ![]() That is why the drug companies conduct studies in secret, and only publish the results that make their products look good. This research is done for a very specific reason: the pharma giants want to be able to market their own drugs and turn a profit. In the first chapter, Hari exposes the fraud of scientific studies sponsored by big pharmaceutical companies. But there is-despite what Margaret Thatcher may have asserted-such a thing as society. All too often the subject of depression, and mental health in general, is treated in a narrow, biological way. This is a refreshing and holistic approach. But Hari makes significant progress by placing depression in its material, social context: a world that is increasingly falling apart, with “treatment” provided by a system that is equally falling apart. Needless to say, this is a big and complex topic. ![]() ![]() What really causes depression and anxiety? And how can we genuinely solve these issues? Answering these questions is the task journalist Johann Hari sets himself in his newly released book, Lost Connections. ![]()
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