理解经济衰退

我们都共享着定义人类的相同特质。即便如此，每个人都是独一无二的：我们不是克隆体。 抑郁症——或者更准确地说，是多种抑郁症（复数）——也是如此，因为它们以如此多样的方 式和在不同的情况下显现出来，但本质上却保持不变。这是一个简单的观察，然而大众对 这种——或这些——疾病似乎缺乏理解，他们倾向于将所有“感到沮丧”的状态归为一类，认为 这是一种可以摆脱的、需要医疗治疗的疾病，或者是一种应受到谴责和忽视的人格弱点。 在这本由温·布拉姆利新著中，探讨了许多不同的病因和治疗观点。重点是抑郁症各方面经 历的真实人物——患者、帮助者、家人和朋友——而不是一本自助书籍，而是一部旨在理解这 种常见疾病的全面指南。

We all share identical properties that mark us out as human beings. Even so, every person is unique: we are not clones. It's the same with depression - or perhaps more properly the depressions (plural) - because they manifest in so many different ways and under different circumstances yet in essence remain the same. This is a simple enough observation, yet there appears to be little understanding of the condition - or conditions - among the general public, who tend to lump together all states of 'feeling miserable' into something to be snapped out of, a disease category to be treated medically, or a feebleness of personality to be disapproved of and dismissed. In this new title from Wyn Bramley, many different views on causation and treatment are explored. The emphasis is on real people's experiences from all aspects of the depressions - sufferers, helpers, family and friends - not a self-help work but an all-encompassing aid to understanding this common condition.