A radically transformative perspective on the treatment of depression and anxiety. Although a successful journalist and author, Johann Hari has suffered from depression since childhood and began taking antidepressants as a teenager. He was told — as was the entire generation — that his problem was caused by some chemical imbalance in his brain.

As an adult with a sociology degree, he discovered that almost everything we've been told about depression and anxiety is wrong! Traveling around the world, Hari undertook a forty-thousand-mile journey to interview top experts about what causes depression and anxiety, as well as what heals them.

What he discovered is that the true roots of depression do not lie in our brains but in how we live today and the alienation between us that characterizes it. Still, he found through experience that there are effective ways to tackle this international "pandemic," radically different from those that have been suggested to us until now.

In this book, he shares with us the essence of his research, offering realistic and valid solutions for a life full of meaning and mental fulfillment.

Praise for the book: "A book that offers a wonderful and in-depth analysis of the depression and alienation plaguing Western societies" – HILLARY CLINTON. "If you have ever fallen into depression or felt 'lost,' this amazing book will change your life – read it now!" – ELTON JOHN.