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<p> This is not an anti-psychiatry book because, even though he explicitlyputs more emphasis on stress than on biology in depression, he never recommendsagainst the use of antidepressants. In that sense The Ethical Treatment ofDepression contributes, in my opinion, to a hopeful trend toward morewidespread application of insight oriented psychotherapy augmenting or augmented bythe use of antidepressants. -- Metapsychology

This is not an anti-psychiatry book because, even though he explicitly puts more emphasis on stress than on biology in depression, he never recommends against the use of antidepressants. In that sense The Ethical Treatment of Depression contributes, in my opinion, to a hopeful trend toward more widespread application of insight oriented psychotherapy augmenting or augmented by the use of antidepressants. -- Metapsychology This is an important book for clinicians and medical ethicists who are seeking new ways to treat and understand depression's causes...Recommended. -- A.W. Klink, CHOICE

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Paul Biegler is Adjunct Research Fellow at the Centre for Human Bioethics, Monash University. He was the recipient of a 2011 Australian Museum Eureka Prize.

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