The Inflamed Mind: A Radical New Approach to Depression
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Worldwide, depression will be the single biggest cause of disability in the next twenty years. But treatment for it has not changed much in the last three decades. In the world of psychiatry, time has apparently stood still...until now with Edward Bullmore's The Inflamed Mind: A Radical New Approach to Depression.A Sunday Times (London) Top Ten Bestseller In this game-changing book, University of Cambridge professor of psychiatry Edward Bullmore reveals the breakthrough new science on the link between depression and inflammation of the body and brain. He explains how and why we now know that mental disorders can have their root cause in the immune system, and outlines a future revolution in which treatments could be specifically targeted to break the vicious cycles of stress, inflammation, and depression. The Inflamed Mind goes far beyond the clinic and the lab, representing a whole new way of looking at how mind, brain, and body all work together in a sometimes misguided effort to help us survive in a hostile world. It offers insights into how we could start getting to grips with depression and other mental disorders much more effectively in the future.
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Haven’t read a full book in what feels like a while. It was an interesting enough read - obviously an important topic! I did skip over some bits but learned a lot. E.g. It was pretty much a fluke that Prozac was introduced and they still don’t really understand why it works (for some people). Definitely in need of a revolution for mental health treatments! If it is inflammation then I hope this area is more funded and more options come for people who need them.
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