What to say about a book that is sprinkled with gratuitous (if not bigoted) jabs at psychoanalysis, but that also presents a fascinating overview of the history of depression and its pharmacological treatment? To my surprise, I found the latter so compelling that the former bothered me no more than a few annoying gnats would. Healy has written a deeply absorbing book. He demonstrates a thorough mastery of his subject, a fresh and original interpretation of events, and an engaging wit. Except for the topic of analysis, he