Understanding Depression

"The best place to begin the process of becoming informed."
-Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D., author of An Unquiet Mind "Understanding Depression gives coherent form to modern science's confused wisdom about the illness, and does so in an accessible, intelligent way."
-Andrew Solomon, author of the National Book Award--winner
The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression "Understanding Depression answers all the questions the layman wants the answers to. It's a book people will refer to time and time again. This book was needed, and J. Raymond DePaulo and Leslie Alan Horvitz have done us all a tremendous service."
-Art Buchwald "Understanding Depression is a one-stop, all-inclusive source that leaves no question unanswered . . . simply the best, most comprehensive book on depression I've ever read. Dr. DePaulo's book will become required reading for all my patients."
-Joseph J. Luciani, Ph.D., author of Self-Coaching: How to Heal Anxiety and Depression In Understanding Depression, one of the world's foremost authorities on depression presents a thorough, accessible guide to depression's nature, causes, effects, and treatments. Dr. J. Raymond DePaulo Jr. of the prestigious Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine shows you how to find out if what you're coping with is, in fact, depression. He then examines the full range of proven therapies, both mainstream and alternative, that are currently available. Using insightful and dramatic case stories from DePaulo's own clinical experience, this user-friendly handbook is a truly indispensable resource for anyone who must deal directly or indirectly with the devastating effects of this common, frightening, and ultimately controllable condition.