Edward S Friedman and Ian M Anderson

2010
Is there a need for yet another book about depression? This is the question we asked ourselves in  the planning stages of this book. Given that you are now reading this preface, we obviously thought  there was—but why? Developments in the field are currently evolutionary rather than revolutionary  but new treatments do become available, old and new treatments are reevaluated, and patient  choice and the structure of treatment delivery are increasingly emphasized.