Andrew Solomon is an author whose most recent book, The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression, won fourteen national awards, and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Mr. Solomon says one source of depression is ''a kind of disgruntled perfectionism.''

The Noonday Demon: An Atlas on Depression by Andrew Solomon

Suicide Prevention Strategies: A Systematic Review

Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide by Kay Refield Jamison

Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness by William Styron

Suggested reading by Mike Wallace (of “60 Minutes” fame, and someone who has struggled with depression) in a recent Wall Street Journal Op-Ed:

How You Can Survive When They’re Depressed by Ann Sheffield

More Than Moody by Harold S. Koplewicz

The Peace of Mind Prescription by Dennis Charney, M.D.

Against Depression by Peter D. Kramer