Anyone who has struggled with depression knows very well the ways in which their mind can take over their life and daily routine. They also know how incomprehensible this experience can be for the people around them and, consequently, how difficult it is to express their struggle and experience to others.

With this gap in understanding in mind, psychiatrist Dimitris Papadimitriadis writes a simple, fully substantiated guide on depression, its sources, its manifestations, and, most importantly, ways to cope with it – from major depressive disorder to seasonal affective disorder and from bipolarity to grief and postpartum depression.

In an understandable way, the multiple faces of depression, the possible causes, and the coping options (psychotherapeutic, pharmaceutical, through exercise, artistic creation, or even dietary changes) are presented, so that the social and interpersonal stigma associated with this mental disorder can completely disappear and people can fill the void with tenderness, understanding, and solidarity.

An important book for every home.