Depression affects people of all social classes, racial groups, and at all
ages. 121 million people worldwide currently suffer from depression (World
Health Organisation). In Britain alone, one adult in twenty is depressed at any
one time.Depression affects people of all social classes, racial groups, and at all
ages. 121 million people worldwide currently suffer from depression (World
Health Organisation). In Britain alone, one adult in twenty is depressed at any
one time. 60 per cent of adults will experience depression at some point in
their lives yet around the same number of us say we would feel embarrassed
consulting a GP about it. Alexandra Massey has been through the hell of
depression and has come out the other side with a radical book that will help
sufferers overcome the worst aspects of the condition without the use of
medication. Her practical, realistic advice includes 10 suggestions for what
you can do when you are too depressed to move, and then 10 more for how to
progress when your head is just above the water, how to deal with children and
how to beat depression without medication.
