TY - JOUR T1 - Books: <em>Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression — and the Unexpected Solutions</em> JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 331 LP - 331 DO - 10.3399/bjgp18X697709 VL - 68 IS - 672 AU - Thomas Bransby Y1 - 2018/07/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/68/672/331.abstract N2 - Johann Hari Bloomsbury Circus, 2018, HB, 336pp, £10.97, 978-1408878682A teenage Johann Hari is prescribed paroxetine, an antidepressant, for the first time. Your depression, he is told by his GP, is a result of ‘a chemical imbalance in the brain’ caused by ‘depleted levels of a chemical named serotonin’. Hari places the pill in his mouth. As the ‘chemical kiss’ caresses his tongue and sinks to his stomach, Hari experiences: ‘… a light thrumming I was sure consisted of my brain synapses groaning and creaking into the correct configuration … I could do anything … with my new chemical armor. I wasn’t … ER -