I. Name and background of presenter. What do they do for a living? Where do they do it? What is their education and experiences? Why were they asked to present this lecture? (Approximately 350 words page).
Andrew Solomon gave this TED x Met talk to an audience at an independent event. Solomon is 53 years old and was born and raised in New York City. He is a writer and lecturer on culture, psychology, and politics. He is currently a Professor of Clinical Psychology at Columbia University. He is also a lecturer in psychiatry at Weill-Cornell Medical College. In addition to his career as a lecturer and professor he is also President of PEN American Center. Up until 2001, he was a writer for the New York Times Magazine and his written for many …show more content…
He addressed that the treatment we currently have for depression are appalling. All he said was that they were expensive, and ineffective. I would have liked for him to have discussed what new science is being worked on and hear his views on what he would personally do to improve the treatment methods and medications for this disease that affects so many people all over the world. I would have also liked to have learned what the most effective treatment methods for him were and which treatments and medications didn’t work for him at all. There was nothing I disagreed with that Solomon talked about. It wasn’t him telling the audience what is right and wrong about depression it was him sharing his experiences with the audience. I felt a personal connection to him because when he was describing how he felt during his period of depression I knew exactly what he was talking about. I had felt very similar feelings when I was clinically depressed. That feeling of numbness that you have and how you’re always so sad and you don’t know why. It’s not the kind of sadness you feel when you get broken up with, or your pet passes away. It’s a completely different feeling of numbness, and emptiness that only people who have experienced the wrath of this disease could