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contents vii List of Contributors ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction, Richard M. Berlin 1 one Dark Gifts, Gwyneth Lewis 13 two The Desire to Think Clearly, J. D. Smith 23 three A Crab, an Eggplant, a Tree, a Goldfish, a Cow, an Apple, a Candle: A Therapist, Denise Duhamel 32 four Perfecting the Art of Falling, Thomas Krampf 39 five My Name Is Not Alice, Ren Powell 51 six My Oldest Voice, Jesse Millner 60 seven How I Learned to Count to Four and Live with the Ghosts of Animals, Vanessa Haley 69 eight The Uses of Depression: The Way Around Is Through, David Budbill 80 nine In the Middle of Life’s Journey, Jack Coulehan 92 ten Basic Heart: Depression and the Ordinary, Renée Ashley 105 eleven Food for Thought, Caterina Eppolito 117 twelve From Bog to Crystal, Barbara F. Lefcowitz 129 thirteen In the Country of Motherhood, Martha Silano 139 fourteen Down the Tracks: Bruce Springsteen Sang to Me, Liza Porter 147 fifteen Chemical Zen, Andrew Hudgins 161 sixteen Psychopharmacology and Its Discontents, Chase Twichell 172 About the Editor 183 Permissions 184 contents viii ...

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