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What to do about America's epidemic of despair? Bruce E. Levine:
psychologist & author.

This Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 4 pm ET just click on:

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Bruce E. Levine, PhD is author of a new book, "Surviving America's
Depression Epidemic: How to Find Morale, Energy, and Community in a
World Gone Crazy." Phone in with your questions & comments live.
Host: David Oaks.

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The USA Population is in Crisis of Despair -- What to Do?

Ask Bruce E. Levine:

"The rate of depression in the U.S. has increased more than tenfold
in the last fifty years. By not seriously confronting societal
sources of despair, American mental health institutions have become
part of the problem rather than the solution. The good news is that
age-old wisdom and legitimate science -- uncorrupted by the profit-
margin pressures of pharmaceutical and insurance corporations -- have
much to inform us about revitalizing depressed people and a
depressing culture.

New Book Challenges Current Thinking On Depression And Finds Advantages In The Condition

Tom Wootton, author of The Bipolar Advantage, has just announced the release of his second book, The Depression Advantage, a stirring and sometimes controversial look at the depressive condition and its potential benefits for depressed people.

Mr. Wootton is the founder of Bipolar Advantage: http://www.bipolaradvantage.com. A company dedicated to spreading the message that people with mental conditions can lead full and productive lives. His books can be purchased at: http://www.bipolaradvantage.com/store.html

The Depression Advantage is an audacious departure from the accepted doctrine and canon of literature on depression. The book celebrates the advantages of spiritual, personal and social growth possible through the experience of depressed states and challenges current thinking on depression treatment.

Drawing from historical and literary examples ranging from the lives of the Saints to Buddhist parables to pop culture heroes like the X-Men, The Depression Advantage demonstrates that physical, mental, emotional and spiritual pain can be a catalyst for personal growth and transcendent understanding.