Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-206) and index
Contents:
Coping with depression Life is a burden Recognizing a disorder: atypical depression Looking for causes Formulating a treatment plan Taking the back roads The long way home Murder of the senses: a trial of an antidepressant medication Finding one of nature's secrets A ray of light A miracle in nature Needle in a haystack Land ahoy Elizabeth: a careful observer Do no harm Sara: lost and wounded Giving sorrow words From observation to explanation A prepared mind: discovering chromium's essential role in glucose metabolism A lock and a key: normal and abnormal glucose metabolism Sadness and long sorrow: the connection between impaired glucose metabolism and depression A beautiful new vista An undergraduate in experience Joseph: insulin resistance syndrome The sky turns clear and blue Help from experts Proof: evaluating chromium alone in the treatment of atypical depression There, and back again A grateful psychiatrist Where it all began Our paths crossed for a moment Putting it all together