About the Book: Searching for Normal by psychiatrist Dr Sami Timimi examines how mental health, neurodiversity and emotional distress are understood within today’s cultural and political landscape. Questioning the growing medicalisation of conditions such as ADHD, autism and mental disorders, Timimi explores how pharmaceutical companies, media and psychiatric institutions have shaped our understanding of distress. He argues for a more compassionate, holistic approach that considers family, culture, personal resilience and individual circumstances. Thought-provoking and deeply humane, this Sunday Times Book of the Year challenges conventional ideas about mental health and encourages readers to reconsider how distress is recognised, treated and supported.