1. A pervasive illness -- 2. What is depression? -- 3. Treatments for depression -- 4. Recovering from depression -- 5. Professional perspectives -- 6. Food and chemical intolerance -- 7. Listening to depression -- 8. Toll of depression on family and friends -- 9. Useful contacts and resources
Summary
One in five Australians will experience clinical depression at least once in their life and each year ten million prescriptions are written for antidepressants. Depression is devastating not only for patients but also for their families and friends. This book provides a unique insight into this pervasive illness and includes frank and moving stories from both sufferers and their carers. Prendergast also tackles the bigger picture, examining the information and misinformation available in the public arena and revealing the painfully inadequate state of Australia's mental health services