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This is an outstanding 388-page textbook dedicated to thesubject of depression in the elderly. What is remarkable aboutthis book is that it strives to use an evidence-based approachto describe illness models and clinical treatments. The editorshave assembled a distinguished group of experts as chapter contributorsthat include George Alexopoulos, Dan Blazer, YeatesConwell, Murali Doraiswamy, Ellen Frank, Dilip Jeste, Ira Katz,’ ‹