depression, mental

In 1966, when his father's attempted suicide causes the ostracism of the family in their small Montana community, fourteen-year-old Nate copes with his sadness and anger by trying to win the school science fair.

Explains what depression is, explores the history of depression research and treatment, describes the development and popularization of depression medication, and discusses controversies and alternatives.

The author uses his own experiences with depression to examine the illness in personal, cultural, and scientific terms.

The story of a young man's recovery from depression after leaving home, becoming a member of a gang, and finally being overwhelmed with his seemingly no-way-out situation.

Discusses mental depression, its causes, its effects, and some of the ways it can be dealt with.

Discusses causes of and the treatments for depressive illness, a mental disorder characterized by changes in sleep patterns and loss of interest in food and normal day-to-day activities.

Sixteen-year-old Francesca could use her outspoken mother's help with the problems of being one of a handful of girls at a parochial school that has just turned co-ed, but her mother has suddenly become severely depressed.

Sixteen-year-old Phoebe cannot help but wonder if she will suffer chronic depression like her mother and her recently-deceased uncle, who shared her passion for rock-collecting, until the terrifying experience of being lost in a cave provides the answer.

Describes the symptoms of mental depression, and the effects of Prozac and other anti-depressants, which are used to treat this condition.

Describes the difference between simply feeling blue and having clinical depression, details the different types of clinical depression along with their symptoms and treatments, and provides information on getting help and relieving stress.