Notes on Accepting Care
I considered myself a caretaking person, but I had no idea what solicitude really entailed until I had been its object.
Nov 2007
Articles by Andrew Solomon:Depression & Suicide
Nov 2006
Our Great Depression
To treat the most complicated organ in the body appropriately demands considerable expertise.
Oct 2005
The Blue and the Gray
Review of "Lincoln’s Melancholy," by Joshua Wolf Shenk.
Sep 2004
Letter to the Editor Re: MIT Admissions Policy and Students with Depression
'Emotional resilience' is a quality that some people have on their own and some people achieve.
Sep 2004
The Pursuit of Happiness
There are proven medical benefits to being optimistic. But if you're not naturally happy, can you will yourself to have a better attitude?
Mar 2004
A Bitter Pill
In trying to prevent suicide, we may actually abet it.
Nov 2003
To Die
One second you are on the board, looking at the water, and the next second you have left the board behind you and taken the plunge.
Oct 2003
That Shrinking Feeling
I wrote and invited confidences, and confidences come with whole people.
Sep 2002
After Great Pain
Since we're stuck with September 11, we should try to learn from it.
Jun 2002
Moody’s Blues
Review of "The Black Veil: A Memoir with Digressions," by Rick Moody.
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