depressed persons

"Seventeen-year-old Bo has always had delusions that he can travel through time...so when his worried parents send him to a school for troubled youth, [he is] actually attending Berkshire Academy, a school for kids who, like Bo, have 'superpowers'"--Front flap.

The author documents her struggle with depression through words and drawings. Explains the causes of what she describes as "a dark little cloud that can quickly turn into a black hole" and the help she received as she learned to cope.

The author uses his own experiences with depression to examine the illness in personal, cultural, and scientific terms.

Explores depression from the point of view of the friends and family of the person who is suffering, focusing on their needs and feelings. Discusses therapy options for those who are close to the sufferer, and ways they can help the sufferer without becoming depressed themselves.

The author reflects on the legacy of mental illness in his family, discussing the family members who suffered from it, some who committed suicide, and how it effected his relationship with his brother.