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On Depression: Drugs, Diagnosis, and Despair in the Modern World

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Lasting happiness comes not from chasing the American dream but from living an authentic life—which includes despair.

In a culture obsessed with youth, financial success, and achieving happiness, is it possible to live an authentic, meaningful life? Nassir Ghaemi, director of the Mood Disorder Program at Tufts Medical Center, reflects on our society's current quest for happiness and rejection of any emotion resembling sadness. On Depression asks readers to consider the benefits of despair an...