![]() ![]() ![]() After some discussion they saw that while he could no longer work in the rice paddies without significant pain and fear, he could work as a dairy farmer. Instead of giving him antidepressants, the doctors met with him and his neighbors to explore his life situation and difficulties. ![]() This farmer became very depressed and was constantly worried about the future. Hari tells the story of a Cambodian farmer who lost a leg to a mine explosion. What the biochemical model neglects are the ways that depression can be rooted in one’s life experience. Nonetheless, in his quest to find the truth, he met with several prominent researchers and took a deep dive into the relevant literature. Keep in mind the Hari is a writer, not a scientist. Hari’s personal experience with depression eventually led him on a quest to find the true causes depression along with potential solutions. However, even after years of taking antidepressant medication, which supposedly corrects this imbalance, his depression never went away. Like many depressed individuals seeking help, he was given medication along with the explanation that depression is caused by a biochemical imbalance in one’s brain. ![]() Hari, a writer and journalist, struggled with depression for many years. One of the books I have most enjoyed reading this past year is Lost Connections by Johann Hari. ![]()
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