Different studies indicate that 20% to 30% of Americans suffer from significant depression sometime in their lives. Depression can effect mood, physical health, the capacity to think and the ability to experience pleasure. Symptoms range from deep sadness and fatigue to disturbances of sleep and appetite, impairment in memory and concentration, feelings of worthlessness and in extreme instances, thoughts of suicide. Fortunately, we live in a time when new and better treatments are available to overcome depression. In WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DEPRESSION, Drs. Cooper, Awad and Dossick use clear and understandable language to discuss the different kinds of depression, the treatment options for depression including psychotherapy and antidepressant medications and the resources and alternatives available to get help. STEVEN COOPER, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School and is a supervising and training analyst at the Boston Psychoanalytic Institute and Society. LILY AWAD, M.D. is a psychiatrist at Massachusettes General Hospital and is an Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. STEPHEN DOSSICK, M.D. is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California Medical School, San Francisco, and is in private practice at Berkeley, California.
