- What is depression?
- What are its characteristics?
- The child, his depression, and the Other
- Depression in adolescence
- Unbearable loneliness
- Paralyzing anxiety
- Female depression
- Male depression
- Living with a depressive
- Stress and depression in the workplace

... are some of the topics analyzed in this book, which attempts to explain, in a brief but accurate way, depression and its various symptoms, while examining the various methods of treating this deep distress.