depression, mental

A sixty three-year-old traveling salesman is filled with despair when he is forced to face the reality he has evaded all his life.

Teaches how to recognize signs of a depressed or suicidal person and covers what specific actions to take to help that person.

Examines the causes of teen-age depression and suicide and the role drugs play in the emotional upheavals of young people.

A starving, homeless journalist in Norway struggles with his artistic obsession and alienation from the rest of the world.

Discusses the difference between being sad and suffering from clinical depression, how to gain control over this condition, the use of medications and psychotherapy, and the experiences of depressed teens.