A review by mrbobcat
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Anna Lembke

informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

I thought this book would be more scienced based but is more about the authors personal experiences with patients and their struggles with addiction. While I agree with a lot of larger points the author makes I struggled with how data was used to support claims throughout the book. The author often presents data assuming correlation equals causation, making larger conclusions that seem to support the author’s personal anecdotes vs objectively what we see in mental health findings. Maybe I wouldn’t have felt this way if there was more data exploration along side the personal anecdotes of patients. In particular, one study is referenced that the author goes on to say is discredited and then doesn’t talk to why or how. Maybe just don’t mention it in the first place if it’s not good data.
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