Depression: An Emotion, not a Disease By Dr Michael Corry and Dr Aine Tubridy, Mercier Press, October 2005. E14.99 (stg10.65). A hard-hitting book that presents a revolutionary new perspective. Corry and Tubridy assert that depression is an emotion, just like fear, anger, or love, which can be consciously influenced, rather than a disease which can only be suffered. This approach promises an end to the cycle of relapse, medication, and possible hospitalisation for sufferers of depression. It puts the sufferer back at the centre of a more individual and tailored approach to healing, and it raises crucial questions about the medical community's focus on medication as primary treatment. Just published (October 2005), the book is available at all good bookshops and from www.amazon.co.uk (www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1856354792/qid%3D1128682766/026-9423684-4399666 )

Beyond Prozac By Dr Terry Lynch. Marino Books, 2001. ISBN 1 86023 136 5. E14.95. Lynch has written a stunning expose of the medical approach to emotional problems such as depression, and the uncontrolled use of medication such as SSRIs to treat them. A shocking condemnation of current practice, and a valuable resource for sufferers and their families.

Going Mad? By Dr Aine Tubridy and Dr Michael Corry. New Leaf, 2003. E14.50. If you've ever asked yourself the title question, this book is for you. It explores different states of mind by presenting cases based on actual experience of different problems, from panic through depression and on, with a panel of therapists of different backgrounds offering their conclusions on each. Illuminating and enlightening. REVIEW

When Panic Attacks By Dr Aine Tubridy. Gill & Macmillan, 2003. E18.99. Panic attacks are one of the most common conditions, far moreso than people realise. They can be terrifying, but are actually one of the easiest problems to control. If you think you've ever had one, read this book. REVIEW

Medicines Out Of Control? By Charles Medawar and Anita Hardon, (Amsterdam: Aksant Academic Publishers, 2004). ISBN 90 5260 134 8. Paperback, 260 pages. E27.50. Medicines out of Control? draws on the SSRI antidepressant case history to describe a system of medicines control tainted by secrecy and conflicts of interest, barely accountable to the public, lacking in common sense and losing sight of the meaning of health. Subtitled Antidepressants and the Conspiracy of Goodwill, this book reveals a demonstrably chaotic system of drug evaluation, driven by the almost unquestioned assumption that health is the product of greater 'disease awareness' and more new drugs.

http://www.drugawareness.org/home.html
Physicians, journalists, researchers and concerned citizens bring together a wealth of information on SSRIs and other drugs
http://justiceseekers.com/index.cfm?menuitemid=199  Trial lawyer who won case against GlaxoSmithKline in which Seroxat (Paxil) was found to have "caused" murder and suicide explains how the drugs do cause these violent events (video)
www.prozacbacklash.com  Important site for those having problems with antidepressants, and who want to come off them
www.thomasjmoore.com/pages/depress.shtml  Moore is a health and public services journalist with a particular interest in depression and its treatment

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