Coping

Offers teenagers advice on how to cope with bipolar disorder and manic-depression, discussing the illnesses' causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments.

Explores social and scientific theories about the causes of aggression and suggests several strategies for coping with it.

Offers teenagers advice on how to cope with a parent's mental illness.

Explains how to cope when a sibling is autistic, explaining what autism is and discussing its diagnosis, treatments, related disorders, and long term effects; also includes a glossary, a bibliography, and a list of related organizations.

Discusses how to deal with different types of grief, in such situations as death, suicide, romantic break-up, and pregnancy. Includes fictional examples and lists of crisis centers and agencies to provide help.

Discusses the types and causes of diabetes, how the disease is diagnosed and treated, and ways of managing this condition and its impact on your life.

Gives information needed to make an informed decision about body modification including the laws and safety regulations surrounding this business.

When Maggie's father's drinking becomes out of hand, it affects the entire family, especially Maggie, in a book that discusses the family problems alcoholism can cause and the ways children can cope with an alcoholic family member.

Explains how to cope when cancer strikes a family member, covering psychological concerns, medical treatments, hospital stays, dealing with the holidays, and other aspects; also includes a glossary, a bibliography, and a list of related organizations.