Childhood Depression

New York Times Bestsellers List for July 20: paperback fiction (San Jose Mercury News)

20 Jul 2008

1. The Shack by William P. Young. (Windblown Media, $14.99.) A man whose daughter was abducted is invited to an isolated shack, apparently by God.

Kelso grad self-publishes memoir of rise from rock-bottom (The Daily News)

20 Jul 2008

Publishing your own book has the whiff of ego about it. But when Royce Lawyer printed his humble, spiral-bound story, he put a photograph of himself on the cover, showing him when he weighed more than 500 pounds. Across the top of the photo is the title: “Stop and Look.�

Lives lost at home (The Spokesman-Review)

20 Jul 2008

A distraught 26-year-old Navy veteran who had a history of mental illness hanged himself within three hours of seeking help at Spokane Veterans Affairs Medical Center.