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.
In the second section, Solomon describes each of his three breakdowns, describing his symptoms and treatments in detail in order to give his readers a first-hand view of depression. The third section explores treatment options that are available to depressives, going into specific detail for each, describing the types that are available, their effects on the brain, side-effects and uses. The fourth section, on alternative treatments, describes.....
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