My Depression: A Picture Book

My Depression: A Picture Book is a 2005 picture book written and illustrated by Elizabeth Swados about her personal experiences and struggles battling depression.

Reception

Donna Seaman wrote that "Swados' candid, seemingly simple tale conveys a wealth of helpful information and dispels the gloom a bit by making readers laugh." Christian Perring wrote that Swados "does give a clear sense of how disabling and awful it is to have depression", but called her drawings "very crude" and "amateurish".

Translations

The book has been translated to Chinese:

In the People's Republic of China:
In Taiwan:

Adaptations

The book was adapted into a 2014 animated television film, My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It). The short film was written and directed by Swados with Robert Marianetti and David Wachtenheim and stars Sigourney Weaver as Liz.