TY - JOUR T1 - Are there any Advantages to Depression? JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 643 LP - 643 DO - 10.3399/bjgp14X683065 VL - 64 IS - 629 AU - Marta Buszewicz Y1 - 2014/12/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/64/629/643.2.abstract N2 - The Depths: The Evolutionary Origins of the Depression Epidemic Jonathan Rottenberg Basic Books, 2014, HB, 272 pp, £17.99, 978-0465022212I was interested to read this book because it promised a different take on the much- quoted and rather gloomy statistics on the relentless rise in the prevalence of depression worldwide, and indicated it would provide a less reductionist view by suggesting that there might be evolutionary benefits to depression as part of the human condition. This was touched on; the premise being that low mood and withdrawal from … ER -