Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Falling into darkness : the experience of depression -- Rising into light : bipolar swings, mania, and happiness -- A mind diseased : genes, chemicals, and other mysteries -- Some rooted sorrows : childhood, thought patterns, and relationships -- Loss, sorrow, and grief : indvitable pain in a broken world -- Suicide : the final solution? -- Breaking points and suicidal saints -- Coping with anxiety, worry, and fear -- Anger and the struggle to forgive -- The tangled web of guilt and shame -- Reducing vulnerability and moving toward healing -- Hope and light in the darkness -- Appendix : Are darker forces at work in depression? : on spiritual warfare.