depression, mental

As her parents and teachers refuse to recognize Lisa's increasingly severe depression, three of her friends devise a plan to help her with amateur psychiatry.

Explains the different forms of depression due to environment, chemical imbalance, or genetics, and indicates remedies or agencies that can help.

Jessie and Lenny become a couple during their senior year in high school. Lenny has a history of chronic depression. Jessie feels her love is enough to save him. But will she love herself while helping him?.

Seventeen-year-old football hero Austin, trying to understand the inexplicable depression that has drained his interest in life, thinks that he has found relief in a girl who seems very special.

Presents a collection of essays that discuss the history and development of antidepressants and provides information on the controversy over their effectiveness in treating depression.

Examines questions about depression, explaining why it occurs, looking at different forms of the illness, identifying its signs and symptoms, and discussing treatment options.

A collection of fifteen essays in which the authors provide information and insights on serious, long-term depression.

A collection of sixteen essays on the issues associated with depression that discusses causes, symptoms, and treatment of the condition; debates whether it is a disease, if antidepressants are overprescribed, and the effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy; and includes personal stories from individuals who have been affected by it.

Describes the characteristics and drug treatment of postpartum depression and related psychiatric disorders.

Describes the characteristics and drug treatment of mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder.