“One out of every four of us suffers from a problem related to his or her psychological or mental health every year, and anxiety and depression alone affect more than 500 million people around the world. Why are these problems so widespread? And what makes our modern life have such an impact Why is there still so much confusion around these issues, and why have we not yet lifted the stigma attached to talking about such topics?
In Understanding Mental Illness, neuroscientist and bestselling author Dean Burnett answers these questions and more, revealing what's really going on inside our brains when we struggle with mental health issues like anxiety, depression, and addiction.
Combining what enlightening scientific research tells us with the authentic experience gleaned first-hand from people who deal with mental health issues on a daily basis, this is an honest, entertaining, and reassuring account of how these problems happen, why they happen, and how we can really make sense of them.
Pages: 352
Other books by the same author:
- idiot brain.
Happy brain.
Why do your parents drive you crazy?
