Help, Please

Heads up: this post contains adult content not suitable for children. I struggled for a bit with whether or not to say something in this space, but I'm determined to use every means at my disposal to find help. Not for me, for my brother Damien. Damien has struggled with depression since he was 11 years old. Last Saturday, he shot himself in the neck. By some miracle, he unintentionally used the wrong type of bullet. Instead of passing through his head and exiting, it fragmented. It entered his mouth from underneath his chin, impacted the roof of his mouth and dispersed into his face behind his left eye. He lost a lot of blood and broke a lot of bones, but he is going to recover. Physically, he will recover. The reason I'm mentioning it here is that we have greater concerns beyond his physical health. As my Mom put, the surgeons can put his body back together, but who will mend his broken heart? Our family already has a good deal of experience with depression. Experience, we've got. Solutions? Not so much. Damien has been so depressed for so long that he has lost all hope of recovering, so while his body mends we are trying to gather as many options for him to choose from as possible and save him some of the search. We are reading books, we are Googling, we are asking for recommendations. He has tried a few antidepressants with no success, but there wasn't a lot of diagnostic work prior to determining which antidepressant might be best for him. So please, anyone with any suggestions, please share. If you know of a good book, therapist, drug, supplement, alternative therapy, someone who's overcome depression who could offer some insight, anything that might be helpful, please don't keep it to yourself. Damien has a large, supportive family and we will do anything to help him win this battle, but we're not quite sure exactly what to do besides love him and be with him. And of course, please remember Damien in your prayers. He really, really needs them. I will open my blog to anonymous comments, or you can e-mail me directly at contraopinionem@hotmail.com. All e-mails, comments or suggestions will be kept anonymous.