{"product_id":"books-growing-from-depression-second-edition-by-neel-burton","title":"Growing from Depression, second edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you desire healing, let yourself fall ill. --Rumi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThings are not all they seem. This is a book about how depression can have benefits as well as costs, and how to reap those benefits. New chapters include: Returning to the world, The philosophy of happiness, The magic of music, and The 7 types of love. Now also contains a recipe for chicken soup.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA comprehensive, sympathetic, and thought-provoking guide for those who want to explore their depression in more depth.\u003c\/em\u003e --The British Journal of Psychiatry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book brings understanding and encourages independent solutions. It is remarkable in its shortness and practicality.\u003c\/em\u003e --The British Medical Association Book Awards\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDr Burton understands depression to be a unique experience for each person affected and offers various ways of interpreting the disorder. Particularly interesting chapters include 'The happiness trap' which considers why happiness has not increased in the past 70 years despite increasing incomes, and 'Depressive realism' which turns the concept of depression in many cases on its head.\u003c\/em\u003e --SANE Mental Health Charity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Neel Burton is a psychiatrist, philosopher, and wine-lover who lives and teaches in Oxford, England. He is a Fellow of Green-Templeton College in the University of Oxford, and the recipient of the Society of Authors' Richard Asher Prize, the British Medical Association's Young Authors' Award, the Medical Journalists' Association Open Book Award, and a Best in the World Gourmand Award. His work has featured in the likes of \u003cem\u003eAeon\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e, and been translated into several languages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53672374042897,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780992912765.jpg?v=1781519389","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-growing-from-depression-second-edition-by-neel-burton","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}