1. Depression : epidemiology and risk factors / Mary Amanda Dew, Lynn M. Martire, Martica Hall -- 2. Recent advances in the neurobiology of depression / Claus Normann, Mathias Berger -- 3. Genetics of unipolar depression / Subodh Dave, Ian Jones, Nick Craddock -- 4. Developments in antidepressants / Stephen M. Stahl, Meghan M. Grady, Robert Niculescu -- 5. Other antidepressant therapies : light therapy, ECT, TMS, VNS / Mark S. George, F. Andrew Kozel -- 6. Long-term treatment and prevention / Jon R. Nash, Spilios V. Argyropoulos, John Potokar -- 7. Psychological therapies / Jeremy Holmes, Charles Montgomery -- 8. Complementary therapies / David Mischoulon, Andrew A. Nierenberg.