Think about the parable of the cow, right? What those cambodian doctors did not say to the man who was crying all day is, ohk, you're sad because, you know, you got blown up in this field and your leg hurts. You solve it by right, the community, having understood the problem with more complexity than we would, the community together. People chipped in in the village bought the cow for this guy. So it's about once you understand the problem in a deeper way, that opens up, i'l broad arrange of solutions. If you don't understand why you feel bad, or worse, if you have an inaccurate story about why
Author and journalist Johann Hari talks about his book, Lost Connections: Why You Are Depressed and How to Find Hope, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Hari, who has suffered with depression as a teenager and an adult, offers a sweeping critique of the medical establishment's understanding of depression and the frequent reliance on pharmaceutical treatments. Hari argues that it is our lost connections with each other, with our work, and with ourselves that explains the rise in depression in recent times.