People suffering from depression can feel helpless and lost, but a basic understanding of the condition can go a long way to helping to treat it and its symptoms. Dr. Keith Souter, a doctor, medical writer, and novelist with a holistic medical practice explains that depression affects one in five adults at some point during their lives, and for many people, it can seriously affect their quality of life, as well as having a significant effect on family and friends. Understanding and Dealing with Depression gives the basic information needed to understand what depression is, how to recognize it, and, most essentially, how to deal with it, including details on the different types of depression, what depression can feel like, medical and holistic ways of treating depression, and things one can do themselves to control the symptoms.