Malignant Sadness. The Anatomy of Depression, The Anatomy of Depression

Some years ago Lewis Wolpert had a severe depressive episode: despite a happy marriage and a successful scientific career, he could think only of suicide. When he eventually recovered, he became aware of the stigma attached to depression and of how difficult it was to get reliable information. Linked to a three-part BBC2 television series, this work looks at what science and psychiatry - and the author's personal experience - can reveal about depression.