depression in adolescence

Discusses a number of mental health disorders in teens including bipolar disorder, self-mutilation, suicide, and clinical depression; and offers advice on identifying problems and dealing with them effectively.

Mary Beth Latham puts everything else aside in order to focus on her one son who suffers from severe depression, but she is not prepared for the violence that follows.

Offers advice for teenagers who suffer from depression, defining what it is and discussing bipolar disorder, getting diagnosed, treatments, self-help, depression and other issues, helping a friend, and the cost of care.

Look at a work of literature through the lens of the major social issue reflected in it, and a variety of perspectives on the literary work.

A guide to understanding and coping with depression, discussing the different types, how and why the condition begins, how it may be linked to substance abuse or suicide, and how to get help.

Gail Griffith chronicles her efforts to save her teenage son from the throes of teen depression, sharing how her son's suicide attempt impacted their family and her own feelings of self-worth.

Discusses the causes and symptoms of depression, who suffers from this condition, and how it can be treated.

A guide to dealing with and understanding teenage depression that provides information on its symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and management.

Examines some of the factors that contribute to depression such as stress, hormones, and heredity, what it is like to live with depression, various types of depression, and treatments.