The Balanced Brain: The Science of Mental Health

Ms Nord brings a valuable research and common sense perspective together in describing why we sometimes feel the way we do, and how pharmacological, psychological and even food interventions play a role.

Issue of what constitutes good mental health and how to achieve it is very relevant in the times we live in..The author delves through various interventions that have been explored electrical shocks, diet exercise but at the end there seems to no one silver bullet. Different approaches work for different people.

I enjoyed reading the scientifically backed concepts in this book related to mental health, physical health, and alternative interventions. Very informative and eye-opening. Assisting in creative ways health can be improved.

Book was more like the author having a casual conversation with someone about mental health and the brain. I expected a Professor from Cambridge running a leading lab to have brain images, comparison charts, etc to illustrate and backup some specific findings.

Heard Camilla Nord on Science Friday and had to read her book. Not disappointed!

As a non-scientist - just a person with interest in mental health - I found this book accessible, interesting and thought provoking. It helped me to understand myself and my experiences more thoroughly and self-compassionately and I think it should be required reading for everyone!

Basic stuff but sometimes we need reminding.

This is a really fantastic book. I think anyone interested in the science behind the brain, mental health and how we work as humans, will really enjoy it and learn a lot from it.