I think his thesis - that there are non 'disease' like reasons for depression and anxiety is controversial in many circles today, especially with the hyper-focus on medicalizing feelings and symptoms, along with the push to disconnect the person from the 'disease'.
Interesting to see Nesse’s book on this list. Recently interviewed him for my substack Psychiatry at the Margins: https://www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/why-did-evolution-leave-us-vulnerable
I think his thesis - that there are non 'disease' like reasons for depression and anxiety is controversial in many circles today, especially with the hyper-focus on medicalizing feelings and symptoms, along with the push to disconnect the person from the 'disease'.
I have a review of a book coming out on Thursday that covers this problem ^