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As the descriptions say on Harvard Health website, "Harvard Health Publishing (HHP) is the consumer health education division of Harvard Medical School (HMS), under the direction of Dr. David H. Roberts, Dean for External Education". Its "publications draw on the expertise of the 11,000+ faculty physicians at HMS, as well as our world-famous affiliated hospitals, to provide authoritative, trustworthy, and actionable health information to our global audience. Our content is delivered in easy-to-understand language that supports patient education and consumer engagement."
"Understanding Depression", a Harvard Health publication, is one of the number of reports that I have read. I find it very informative, useful, jargon-free, up-to-date and valuable. A lay person, especially one who has no medical background and foreknowledge of the subject matter, usually finds books and reports written by specialists unfathomable and invariably abstruse. One does not, however, encounter such problems when reading Harvard Health publications. Keeping in mind the lay public's background, it keeps its information simple, straightforward and above all very useful.
The same has been done in "Understanding Depression", which, though without the proverbial tiresome technical details peculiar to academicians' and experts' writing on health, medicine and science, has, however, been packed with all significant information that one has to know to understand what "depression" is. It gives a good overview of the anatomical structure of the brain, how modern science looks at "depression", what treatments, therapy and alternative approaches to it are available.
It cannot, however, be a textbook that one can read to master everything about the condition. It is written for the principal purpose of giving the lay public a good good grounding in "depression" which has been shrouded in secrecy and tainted by stigma.
Paradoxically, after reading "Understanding Depression", one can be confident that one has all essential details about the medical problem to form an opinion about it. The Report can be a good introduction to anyone who wants to explore the subject matter in greater depth in textbooks.
I strongly recommend this Report to anyone who is keen on acquiring a good understanding of the mind and brain from the modern science point of view.
"Understanding Depression", a Harvard Health publication, is one of the number of reports that I have read. I find it very informative, useful, jargon-free, up-to-date and valuable. A lay person, especially one who has no medical background and foreknowledge of the subject matter, usually finds books and reports written by specialists unfathomable and invariably abstruse. One does not, however, encounter such problems when reading Harvard Health publications. Keeping in mind the lay public's background, it keeps its information simple, straightforward and above all very useful.
The same has been done in "Understanding Depression", which, though without the proverbial tiresome technical details peculiar to academicians' and experts' writing on health, medicine and science, has, however, been packed with all significant information that one has to know to understand what "depression" is. It gives a good overview of the anatomical structure of the brain, how modern science looks at "depression", what treatments, therapy and alternative approaches to it are available.
It cannot, however, be a textbook that one can read to master everything about the condition. It is written for the principal purpose of giving the lay public a good good grounding in "depression" which has been shrouded in secrecy and tainted by stigma.
Paradoxically, after reading "Understanding Depression", one can be confident that one has all essential details about the medical problem to form an opinion about it. The Report can be a good introduction to anyone who wants to explore the subject matter in greater depth in textbooks.
I strongly recommend this Report to anyone who is keen on acquiring a good understanding of the mind and brain from the modern science point of view.