Ethical, Legal and Profesional Issues in the Practice of Marriage and Family Therapy Book

Mr. Greenberg's book may not be the most concise or engagingly written on this topic, but he provides a detailed and interesting overview of the cultural evolution of our idea of depression. For that alone, I think it's a book well worth reading. I also have to agree with his view that while it may not be intentional, the big drug companies have and are continuing to take steps, through lobbying and direct-to-consumer advertising, to broaden the definition of depression and other "mental illnesses." That is not to say mental illness does not exist, or that depression is not a true illness, but rather that two things coexist: true mental illness, and the increasing pathologizing of the tail ends of the bell curve of normal human emotion and experience. To me, and Mr. Greenberg, this is a dangerous trend and one that we should be aware of and informed about.