In introducing this outstanding and eclectic compilation on the nature, causes, and treatment of depression, Flach and Draghi note that the purpose of the book is “to present the problem of depression in a broad and encompassing manner and to avoid the hazards of absolutism, which, although appealing as a way of seizing attention and quieting the scientist's own insecurities, serve well neither the patient nor the search for truth [p. 9].” Topics treated by the editors and other contributors include intrapersonal and interpersonal dynamics of depression; depression in children, adolescents, and the aged; the use of dyadic, group, and family psychotherapy in the treatment of depression; pharmacotherapy, convulsive therapy, and biological treatments; genetic studies of affective disorders; and endocrine factors in depressive illness.