Overcoming Depression . - 3rd ed - Review - book review

Adolescence, Summer, 1998

PAPOLOS, Demitri, & PAPOLOS, Janice. Overcoming Depression (3rd ed.). New York: HarperPerennial, 1997. 4l3pp. $15.00 (p).

Overcoming Depression presents state-of-the-art medical information and solid practical advice that empowers patients and their families to participate actively in diagnosis and treatment. This completely revised and updated edition includes: the latest information on new antidepressant and mood-stabilizing drugs, new clinical findings about the risks of antidepressant treatment in bipolar disorder, updated information on the use of lithium and Prozac during pregnancy, and an expanded section on psychiatric treatment in the age of managed care.