Description: Based on an article Andrew Solomon wrote for The New Yorker, The Noonday Demon examines depression from personal, cultural, and scientific perspectives. Drawing on his own struggle with the illness and interviews he has conducted with fellow sufferers, doctors, scientists, policymakers, politicians, drug designers, and philosophers, Solomon reveals the subtle complexities and the sheer agony of the disease. He confronts the challenge of defining the illness and describes the vast range of available medications, the efficacy of alternative treatments, and the impact depression has had on various demographic populations around the world and throughout history. He also explores the thorny moral and ethical questions posed by emerging biological explanations for mental illness. Capturing the depth of human experience, the range of Solomon's intelligence, and his boundless curiosity and compassion, The Noonday Demon will forever change the way listeners view depression.

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