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xxii, 245, 18 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm

Sunbathing in the rain : a cheerful book about depression / Gwyneth Lewis.

On a table next to the man is a book entitled: "Essay on the power of the imagination"

A man suffering from attack by blue devils; representing depression or mental illness. Coloured etching after R. Newton, 1795.

Darkness visible : a memoir of madness / William Styron.

Nature cure / Richard Mabey.

Shoot the damn dog : a memoir of depression / Sally Brampton.

In an effort to treat a debilitating mood disorder, Ayelet Waldman undertook a very private experiment, ingesting 10 micrograms of LSD every three days for a month. This is the story--by turns revealing, courageous, fascinating and funny--of her quietly psychedelic spring, her quest to understand one of our most feared drugs, and her search for a really good day.

A really good day : how microdosing made a mega difference in my mood, my marriage, and my life / Ayelet Waldman.

The programme contains four items. The first is about how something as simple as an alarm clock to wake one up might help someone suffering from depression. The second item is about how the brain responds to different colours and shape and questions our mental concepts of beauty. The third item is on obedience and Raj Persaud meets Dr. Thomas Blass, a social psychologist looking into the life and work of Stanley Milgram. The final item is about secrets, whether in the school playground or in government offices, secretive behaviour is always all around us. Is it better to hide or share a secret and how does it affect our emotional needs?

All in the mind

Wake therapy : visual brain / obedience / secrets.

In the distressed interior of a garrett, the man suffering from the "blue devils" looks at a noose attached to a roof-beam. On a table is a notice from the "Parish": possibly a rate-demand or a summons to the parish workhouse

Busby's humorous etchings.

1 print : etching ; image and lettering 11 x 13 cm

A poor depressed man prepares to hang himself in a noose attached to the ceiling. Etching by T.L. Busby, ca. 1826.

A man suffering from attack by blue devils; representing depression or mental illness. Coloured etching R. Newton, 1795, after himself.

32 unnumbered pages : black and white illustrations ; 16 x 19 cm

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Sunbathing in the rain : a cheerful book about depression / Gwyneth Lewis.

A man suffering from attack by blue devils; representing depression or mental illness. Coloured etching after R. Newton, 1795.

Darkness visible : a memoir of madness / William Styron.

Nature cure / Richard Mabey.

Shoot the damn dog : a memoir of depression / Sally Brampton.

A really good day : how microdosing made a mega difference in my mood, my marriage, and my life / Ayelet Waldman.

Wake therapy : visual brain / obedience / secrets.

A poor depressed man prepares to hang himself in a noose attached to the ceiling. Etching by T.L. Busby, ca. 1826.

A man suffering from attack by blue devils; representing depression or mental illness. Coloured etching R. Newton, 1795, after himself.

Night shift / Debi Gliori.

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Sunbathing in the rain : a cheerful book about depression / Gwyneth Lewis.

A man suffering from attack by blue devils; representing depression or mental illness. Coloured etching after R. Newton, 1795.

Darkness visible : a memoir of madness / William Styron.

Nature cure / Richard Mabey.

Shoot the damn dog : a memoir of depression / Sally Brampton.

A really good day : how microdosing made a mega difference in my mood, my marriage, and my life / Ayelet Waldman.

Wake therapy : visual brain / obedience / secrets.

A poor depressed man prepares to hang himself in a noose attached to the ceiling. Etching by T.L. Busby, ca. 1826.

A man suffering from attack by blue devils; representing depression or mental illness. Coloured etching R. Newton, 1795, after himself.

Night shift / Debi Gliori.

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