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School Library Journal Review
Gr 6-10-This book opens with a definition of depression, describes its symptoms, identifies its subcategories, explains who gets depressed, and briefly reviews treatments. McIntosh then discusses the many societies-from biblical times to the present day-that have recognized and attempted to treat depression. He draws on historical sources ranging from the Bible to Freud and early-20th-century doctors who used electroconvulsive therapy. He also describes how comparatively recent advances in modern understanding of the brain have led to the breakthroughs in medicines to alleviate depression and devotes a chapter to the revolutionary effects of Prozac. The final chapter discusses the problems associated with antidepressant medications and the growth of alternative therapies. The author emphasizes that depression is a real and major illness and concludes that the best treatment involves both medication and psychotherapy. The text is supplemented with a good mixture of ancient and medieval art and contemporary photos and illustrations. Although this book does provide some valuable information and gives readers numerous resources to consult for more research, the documentation is hit or miss, a major weakness in a book that includes so many statistics. Libraries needing general historical information about mental illness will find Deborah Kent's Snake Pits, Talking Cures, & Magic Bullets: A History of Mental Illness (21st Century Bks., 2003) to be a better choice.-Mary Mueller, Rolla Junior High School, MO (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
This coherent series relates the basics about depression. It spotlights personal experiences, sometimes in the form of formulaically written running narratives (e.g., in Advertising, teenager Annette considers using antidepressants to help cope with her mother's death) and often accompanied by stiff staged photos. Each spread features a sidebar, chart, or photo to help break up the text. There are eight other fall 2006 books in the series. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Antidepressants titles: Antidepressants and Advertising, Antidepressants and Social Anxiety, Antidepressants and Suicide, The History of Depression, and ""Natural"" Alternatives to Antidepressants.] (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 6 |
| 1 Depression Defined | p. 9 |
| 2 Early Concepts of Depression | p. 35 |
| 3 Breakthroughs in Medicine | p. 63 |
| 4 Prozac Revolution | p. 77 |
| 5 Controversies and Alternatives | p. 91 |
| Further Reading | p. 110 |
| For More Information | p. 111 |
| Glossary | p. 113 |
| Bibliography | p. 115 |
| Index | p. 117 |
| Picture Credits | p. 119 |
| Biographies | p. 120 |
