In the next 20 years, depression will be the most common cause of disability worldwide. However, over the past three decades, its treatment has not changed significantly. In the field of psychiatry, time seems to have stopped... at least until now.

Because in this groundbreaking book, Professor Edward Bullmore from the University of Cambridge presents revolutionary, novel scientific data linking depression to inflammation in the body and brain. He explains what we know today about how and why mental disorders might have their roots in the immune system, and describes a future revolution in which treatments could be highly targeted to break the vicious cycle of stress, inflammation, and depression.

The Inflamed Mind transcends the boundaries of clinical practice and the laboratory, exploring an entirely new way of understanding how the mind, brain, and body interact—often unsuccessfully—in helping us survive in a hostile world. It also provides insights into the history of Western medicine, how we have failed but also succeeded in the past, and how we could begin to tackle depression and other mental disorders much more effectively in the future.