Listing 1 - 8 of 8
Sort by

Book
Chasing the scream : the first and last days of the war on drugs
Author:
ISBN: 9781620408902 Year: 2015 Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury USA,

Loading...
Export citation

Choose an application

Bookmark

Abstract

"January, 2015 will mark a century of the war on drugs in the United States: one hundred years since the first arrests under the Harrison Act. Facing down this anniversary, Johann Hari was witnessing a close relative and an ex-boyfriend bottoming out on cocaine and heroin. But what was the big picture in the war on drugs? Why does it continue, when most people now think it has failed? The reporter set out on a two-year, 20,000-mile journey through the theater of this war--to find out how it began, how it has affected people around the world, and how we can move beyond it. Chasing the Scream is fueled by dramatic personal stories of the people he meets along the way: A transsexual crack dealer in Brooklyn who wanted to know who killed her mother, and a mother in Mexico who spent years tracking her daughter's murderer across the desert. A child smuggled out of the Jewish ghetto during the Holocaust who helped unlock the scientific secrets of addiction. A doctor who pushed the decriminalization in Portugal of all drugs - from cannabis to crack. The title itself comes from a formative story of Harry Anslinger, first commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, sent as a boy to the pharmacy for a neighbor screaming in withdrawal -- an experience which led him to fear drugs without regard to context. Always we come back to the front lines in the U.S., where we instigated the war and exported it around the globe, but where change is also coming. Powerful, propulsive, and persuasive, Chasing the Scream is the page-turning story of a century-long mistake, which shows us the way to a more humane future"--


Book
De aandacht verloren : waarom we ons niet meer kunnen concentreren
Author:
ISBN: 9789038809588 9038809581 Year: 2022 Publisher: Amsterdam Nijgh & Van Ditmar

Loading...
Export citation

Choose an application

Bookmark

Abstract

Ons concentratievermogen neemt af. In de VS kunnen tieners zich nog maar negentien seconden lang op een taak focussen, kantoormedewerkers drie minuten. Bestsellerauteur Johann Hari sprak vooraanstaande wetenschappers en experts en ontdekte dat alles wat we over dit onderwerp dachten te weten niet klopt. Hij vertelt hoe we – als individuen én als maatschappij – onze focus terug kunnen krijgen, mits we ervoor willen vechten. Alleen door de aandachtscrisis op te lossen, stelt Hari, kunnen we de focus vinden om een betere samenleving op te bouwen.


Book
Stolen focus : Why You can't pay attention
Author:
ISBN: 9781526620217 Year: 2023 Publisher: London Bloomsbury

Loading...
Export citation

Choose an application

Bookmark

Abstract

Is your ability to focus and pay attention in free fall? You are not alone. The average office worker now focuses on any one task for just three minutes. But it's not your fault. Your attention didn't collapse. It has been stolen. Internationally bestselling author Johann Hari shows twelve deep factors harming our focus. Once we understand them, together, we can take back our minds.


Book
Lost connections : uncovering the real causes of depression-- and the unexpected solutions
Author:
ISBN: 9781408878699 1408878690 9781408878682 1408878682 Year: 2018 Publisher: London : Bloomsbury Academic, An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishers Plc.,

Loading...
Export citation

Choose an application

Bookmark

Abstract

What really causes depression and anxiety - and how can we really solve them? Award-winning journalist Johann Hari suffered from depression since he was a child and started taking anti-depressants when he was a teenager. He was told that his problems were caused by a chemical imbalance in his brain. As an adult, trained in the social sciences, he began to investigate whether this was true - and he learned that almost everything we have been told about depression and anxiety is wrong. Across the world, Hari found social scientists who were uncovering evidence that depression and anxiety are not caused by a chemical imbalance in our brains. In fact, they are largely caused by key problems with the way we live today. Hari's journey took him from a mind-blowing series of experiments in Baltimore, to an Amish community in Indiana, to an uprising in Berlin. Once he had uncovered nine real causes of depression and anxiety, they led him to scientists who are discovering seven very different solutions - ones that work. It is an epic journey that will change how we think about one of the biggest crises in our culture today.


Book
Stolen focus : why you can't pay attention
Author:
ISBN: 9781526620224 Year: 2022 Publisher: London Bloomsbury

Loading...
Export citation

Choose an application

Bookmark

Abstract


Book
Chaque dépression a un sens : causes méconnues et soins novateurs
Authors: ---
ISBN: 9782330117795 2330117795 Year: 2019 Publisher: [Arles] : Actes Sud,

Loading...
Export citation

Choose an application

Bookmark

Abstract

Aujourd'hui, la science a apporté la preuve que la dépression n'est pas provoquée par une baisse de la sérotonine ou par un quelconque déficit chimique dans le cerveau — même si nombre de médecins semblent l'ignorer. Chaque dépression a un sens constitue le premier livre interdisciplinaire sur ce mal qui isole et qui tue : Johann Hari, essayiste en sciences sociales, prend en compte les résultats scientifiques non seulement de la médecine mais aussi des sciences sociales, de l'anthropologie et de la primatologie. En rencontrant des chercheurs de plusieurs pays, en croisant leurs travaux, Johann Hari a identifié neuf causes de la dépression et de l'anxiété sévère — tout ce qui forme dans nos vies le terreau propice à cette affliction. Il invite à porter un regard neuf sur ceux qui en souffrent et partage ici sa découverte de traitements alternatifs et de soins non médicamenteux ayant déjà fait leurs preuves.[Payot]


Book
Verbinding verbroken : de ware oorzaken van depressie en de onverwachte oplossingen
Authors: --- ---
ISBN: 9789038805436 9038805438 Year: 2018 Publisher: Amsterdam Nijgh & Van Ditmar

Loading...
Export citation

Choose an application

Bookmark

Abstract

Wat is de echte oorzaak van depressie en wat is een echte oplossing? Johann Hari lijdt al sinds zijn puberteit aan depressies, en begon ook al jong met het nemen van antidepressiva. Hem en velen met hem werd verteld dat zijn probleem werd veroorzaakt door een chemische onbalans in zijn hersenen. Eenmaal volwassen, en gewapend met sociaalwetenschappelijke kennis, begon hij te onderzoeken of dit wel klopt. Hij kwam terug met een radicaal ander verhaal over de oorzaken van onze pijn, en over hoe we onze weg terug kunnen vinden. Verbinding verbroken is een baanbrekend boek over de vraag wat ons nu écht ziek maakt, oplossingen aandraagt en onze kijk op depressie voorgoed verandert.

Listing 1 - 8 of 8
Sort by