What is the main conflict in The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression by Andrew Solomon?

Sparked by his own experience with depression, Solomon's interest in the subject grew and he wrote this primarily informational book to inform his readers about the much-ignored topic. He begins the first section by describing his own personal experience with depression and his view of the illness. Solomon also dispels the myths that surround the illness and informs his readers about depression using his experience and other cases as examples.