How to Stop Feeling So Damn Depressed
The No BS Guide for Men

This book is ostensibly for men who are first confronting their severe depression. Many of the strategies outlined within (exercise, dietary changes, social outreach) are extremely helpful, but will not be new to the seasoned depressionaire. What is fresh about Horwitz's approach is the strategy of v......more

This book is written primarily for men with severe depression. The suggestions should also appeal to women. It is pretty basic, but easy to read and offers simple yet useful behavioral interventions for managing depression. There is nothing earth-shattering here and I imagine that most people strugg......more

A disclaimer: I've had severe chronic depression for more than half my life. However, at the moment of this writing I am actually in a relatively good headspace due to ongoing psychotherapy and just general attempts to try and be mentally healty. I decided to pick up this book though as it interested......more

Written in a very accessible language, this is not a classical self-help book. Very well documented, it gradually takes you through many of the issues about depression in men, and the consequences of substance abuse, among other important aspects related to severe depression men. The author shares p......more

This book really succeeds at what it is trying to do: provide a clear, easy to understand tools for men to understand their depression and combat it effectively. The central exhortation of the book boils down to "do something to combat your depression every day", and Dr. Horwitz spends the various c......more