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Books about Depression


Working in the Dark: Keeping Your Job While Dealing with Depression
by Fawn Fitter, Beth Gulas

The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression
by Andrew Solomon

The Gift of Depression
by John F. Brown (editor)
Paperback - 320 pages

My article "" is included in here.

Unholy Ghost: Writers on Depression
by Nell Casey (editor)
Hardcover - 288 pages

 

The Depression Workbook: A Guide for Living with Depression and Manic-Depression
by Mary Anne Copeland
Paperback - 305 pages

Coping strategies, tips on building a support system and finding effective treatment.

 

On the Edge of Darkness: Conversations About Conquering Depression
by Kathy Cronkite
Paperback

This really is an incredible book in many ways. Cronkite talks about her own depression, and interviews well-known people about their own depression and that of loved ones. She also intersperses the interviews with solid information about depression and treatment.

 

You Mean I Don't Have to Feel This Way?: New Help for Depression, Anxiety and Addiction
by Colette Dowling
Paperback - 289 pages

A great "primer" on depression. This is the first book I read on depression after reading Darkness Visible, and I still think it's one of the best, especially as the author's daughter, who suffered from depression, contributed to it.

 

Moodswing: Dr. Fieve on Depression
by Ronald R. Fieve
Paperback - 322 pages

 

 

 

Depression and Its Treatment
by John H. Greist
Paperback

 

 

Speaking of Sadness: Depression, Disconnection and the Meanings of Illness
by David A. Karp
Paperback - 256 pages

Contains many interviews of depressives by someone who suffers from depression.

 

 

Depression: Voices of An Illness, Narrated by Rod Steiger
by Lichtenstein Creative Media Inc.
Audiocassette

 

 

Undoing Depression: What Therapy Doesn't Teach You and Medicine Can't Give You
by Richard O'Connor
Paperback - 368 pages

 

 

Overcoming Depression: The Definitive Resource for Patients and Families Who Live with Depression and Manic-Depression
by Demitri Papolos, M.D., and Janice Papolos
Paperback - 432 pages

One of the first and still one of the best books on depression for the layperson, this is the third edition, newly revised with up-to-date information.

 

You Can Beat Depression: A Guide to Prevention and Recovery
by John D. Preston
Paperback - 176 pages

Readable and informative.

 

I Don't Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression
by Terrence Real
Paperback - 383 pages

This is it: the only book exclusively about male depression. Fortunately, it's a good one. Real, a therapist, blends his own experience with case studies to examine the causes of male depression and its effect on men and their families.

 

Winter Blues: Seasonal Affective Disorder: What It Is and How to Overcome It
by Norman E. Rosenthal
Paperback - 355 pages

 

 

You Are Not Alone: Words of Experience and Hope for the Journey Through Depression
by Julia Thorne
Paperback - 185 pages

 

 

Conquer Depression Now: From Sad to Glad at Home, School and Work
by David Wiesenberg
Paperback - 267 pages

A very good "beginning" book on depression.

 

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