Depression (eBook)

The Ultimate Teen Guide

Tina P. Schwartz (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014
196 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-8108-8388-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Serious depression afflicts over two million teenagers each year in the United States alone, and it can often be difficult for teens to recognize, cope with, and get help for their depression. This book helps teens and young adults learn how to deal with this often debilitating affliction.

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Nearly one in six people will develop major depression, and teens are just as susceptible as adults-if not more so. Serious depression afflicts more than two million teenagers each year in the United States alone, but it can often be difficult for teens to recognize their ailment and get help. Clearly, teens with depression are not alone, and it is important that they realize the condition does not have to be "e;forever"e; but is something they can work toward overcoming. In Depression: The Ultimate Teen Guide, Tina P. Schwartz helps teens and young adults learn how to deal with this often debilitating affliction. Throughout the book, teens tell their personal stories of living with depression and other mood disorders, describe what treatments were successful and what were not, and share how they are coping today. Topics covered in this book include warning signs and symptomsinternal and external triggerscoping mechanismsstigmas of mental health issuespreserving relationshipshelping a sibling, parent, or friend who suffers from depressionAimed to support teens and young adults who might otherwise feel helpless and hopeless about their situation, Depression: The Ultimate Teen Guide is a valuable resource. This book will benefit not only teens dealing with depression but also their family and friends.

Autor

Tina P. Schwartz is a freelance author who has written and taught numerous programs on writing and getting published for teens. She is the author of Organ Transplants: A Survival Guide for the Entire Family: The Ultimate Teen Guide (Scarecrow, 2005) and Writing and Publishing: The Ultimate Teen Guide (Scarecrow, 2010).

Inhalt

AcknowledgmentsDisclaimerIntroductionChapter 1: Warning Signs and SymptomsChapter 2: External (or Situational) Triggers of Your DepressionChapter 3: Internal (or Biochemical) Triggers of Your Depression Chapter 4: Other Mood Disorders (Depression-Related Illnesses)Chapter 5: Unhealthy Coping MechanismsChapter 6: Relationships and How to preserve them with DepressionChapter 7: Siblings of those with DepressionChapter 8: When a Parent Has DepressionChapter 9: How Various Subgroups Deal with DepressionChapter 10: Caregivers: How They Can Seek Help for Themselves Chapter 11: Healthy Coping MechanismsChapter 12: Success Stories: Young adults who battle depression successfullyRecommended Reading GlossaryResources IndexAbout the Author

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.10.2014
• Reihe/Serie: It Happened to Me
• Zusatzinfo: 103 Illustrations including: - 18 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs; - 1 Tables; - 2 Graphs; - 82 Text Boxes.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Körper / Sexualität
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Persönlichkeitsstörungen
• ISBN-10: 0-8108-8388-0 / 0810883880
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8108-8388-8 / 9780810883888