I read it and would give it a mild recommendation for the layperson that holds onto old misconceptions about mental illness and psychiatry (eg that depression is a deficit of serotonin).
That guardian article doesn’t really refute anything Hari says, it mostly complains that what Hari says is well understood by modern mental health practitioners, which is true but he’s not writing for mental health practitioners.
Exactly. I read it and enjoyed it because it opened my eyes to a new way of looking at things, and it also kinda made me realize that is where some of the problem with my depression does lie. Enough that I know if I'm feeling down, simply doing something with people is a great way to help lift myself up before it gets into full blown can't leave my room depression.
That guardian article doesn’t really refute anything Hari says, it mostly complains that what Hari says is well understood by modern mental health practitioners, which is true but he’s not writing for mental health practitioners.