The New Black: Mourning, Melancholia and Depression - Hardcover

Leader, Darian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0241143179 ISBN 13: 9780241143179

Publisher: Hamish Hamilton, 2008

Synopsis

What happens when we lose someone we love? A death, a separation or the break-up of a relationship are some of the hardest times we have to live through. We may fall into a nightmare of depression, lose the will to live and see no hope for the future. What matters at this crucial point is whether or not we are able to mourn.

In this important and groundbreaking book, acclaimed psychoanalyst and writer Darian Leader urges us to look beyond the catch-all concept of depression to explore the deeper, unconscious ways in which we respond to the experience of loss. In so doing, we can loosen the grip it may have upon our lives.

About this title

Review:

Praise for Darian Leader's books:

'Fascinating... compelling' Lisa Appignanesi

'Elegant, erudite, illuminating' Alain de Botton

'Beautifully written... unpretentious, individual and rather brave' Observer

Book Description:

A beautifully written, essential exploration of depression, mourning and loss

About this edition

• Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0241143179
• ISBN 13: 9780241143179
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240