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Adolescent Depression

A Guide for parents.

Francis Mark Mondimore

Helps parents understand that serious depression in adolescents is an illness and that it can be effectively treated. Describes the many forms of depression and ways it can appear in young people - from intensely sad feelings to irritability, anger, and destructive rages. Questions such as what are the danger signals of serious depression? how are mood disorders diagnosed? how does depression relate to other problems such as drug abuse, ADHD, eating disorders? are answered.

16x24cm

287 pages

$39.95

Anxiety & Depression Workbook for Dummies

Charles Elliot & Laura L. Smith

From identifying your triggers to improving your relationships — manage your emotional wellbeing Struggling to cope with anxiety and/or depression? Have no fear — this hands-on guide focuses on helping you pinpoint the root of your problems and find relief from your symptoms in a detailed, step-by-step manner. With concise, eye-opening exercises, you'll understand how to assess your current situation, remove the roadblocks to change, face your fears, and improve your view of yourself and the world around you. You'll see how to take direct action to alter negative or distorted thinking, lift your moods, and adopt positive habits that will lead you toward a more joyful, meaningful, and connected life! Discover How to improve the way you feel about yourself Skills to face and overcome what makes you anxious or depressed How to determine whether medication is an option for you Practical ways to prepare for and deal with setbacks.

22x28cm

280 pages

$39.95

Beating the Blues

A Self-Help Approach to Overcoming Depression.

Susan Tanner & Jillian Ball

Depression has been described as the common cold of the psyche. At any time, one in five adults is feeling down; one in ten shows more significant signs of depression. Offers strategies for shedding 'faulty thinking habits'. Uses questionnaires, self-tests and case studies to demonstrate that you can control what you think and therefore how you feel. Aussie authors

14x21cm

174 pages

$29.95

Behavioral Activation for Depression

A Clinician's Guide

Christopher R Martell, Sona Dimidjian, Ruth Herman-Dunn

From leading experts, this practical book provides empirically tested tools for helping clients overcome depression by becoming active and engaged in their lives. Behavioral activation is a stand-alone treatment whose principles can be integrated easily with other approaches that therapists already use. Step-by-step guidelines are presented for identifying individualized treatment targets, monitoring and scheduling "antidepressant" activities - experiences that are likely to be rewarding and pleasurable - and decreasing avoidance and ruminative thinking. Rich clinical illustrations include an extended case example that runs throughout the book. More than 20 activity planning forms, worksheets, and other reproducible materials are featured.

23x16cm

220 pages

$52.95

Beyond the Blues

A Workbook to Help Teens Overcome Depression

Lisa Schab

An invaluable tool in providing a comprehensive approach to treating depressed teens. The 40 illustrated activities include helping teens be more assertive, finding ways to make friends, handling conflicts, and of course, dealing with sad and difficult feelings. Here are simple, effective solutions to
- Help Teens Deal with Sad and Difficult Feelings
- Be More Assertive
- Find New Ways to Make Friends.

25x20cm

184 pages

$28.00

Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression

A Step-By-Step Program

William J Knaus

A much needed resource to people struggling with depression and to the professionals who help them. The text offers readers powerful strategies for overcoming depression in simple, direct language, amply illustrated with stories and reinforced by techniques they can practice right away.
A complete, comprehensive, step-by-step approach you can use, on your own or working with a therapist, to manage and conquer depression. Using techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), you'll develop a plan for breaking your cycle of depression. You'll learn to recognize and dispute the irrational thoughts and depressive beliefs that keep you feeling down. You'll also discover ways to guard against emotions that often occur with depression, like anxiety and anger. As you proceed through the book's chapters and exercises, you'll build stronger defenses against depression, which will help you maintain your progress.
The powerful tools in this book will help you

Develop a personalized plan for change
Assess your depression and learn how best to overcome it
Defeat depressive thought and beliefs
Overcome thoughts of helplessness, worthlessness, and self-blaming
Avoid perfectionism and frustration
Manage stress and depressive sensations
Use special cognitive and behavioral techniques for positive change.

28x22cm

315 pages

$44.00

Cognitive Therapy for Chronic and Persistent Depression

Richard Moore & Anne Garland

Presents a cognitive model of persistent depression that places particular importance on the role of thinking styles, underlying beliefs, subtle forms of avoidance and environmental factors. For the practitioner, this book offers guidance on how to address particular issues that commonly arise at each stage of therapy, such as: the patient is reluctant to engage in therapy the patient's negative thinking does not respond to standard therapeutic techniques the patient's negative beliefs have much basis in their experience the therapist becomes demoralised by the apparent lack of progress in therapy.Through extensive clinical material, this book demonstrates how entrenched negative thinking patterns and ongoing avoidance can be addressed to achieve significant change in many people's lives.

24x16cm

434 pages

$78.95

Complete Depression Treatment & Homework Planner

Arthur E Jongsma, Jr. ed

Utilizing the methodology of the bestselling PracticePlanners® series, The Complete Depression Treatment and Homework Planner provides an all-in-one resource for treating clinical depression—saving time and paperwork while allowing you the freedom to develop established and proven treatment plans for adults, children, adolescents, and other subgroups and populations. Includes a wide range of behavioral definition statements describing client symptoms as well as over 25 customizable homework and activity assignments to be used during treatment Provides long-term goals, short-term objectives, and recommended interventions, as well as DSM-IV-TRTM diagnostic suggestions associated with each presenting problem Ready-to-copy exercises cover the most common issues encountered by a wide range of client groups suffering from depression A quick-reference format—the interactive assignments are grouped by patient type, such as employee, spouse, adolescent, addicted adult, acute inpatient, and more Expert guidance on how and when to make the most efficient use of the exercises Includes access to ancillary Web site with downloadable resources, including sample treatment plans and customizable homework exercises

28x21cm

304 pages

$79.95

Coping with Depression in Young People

A Guide for Parents

Carol Fitzpatrick & John Sharry

Depressive disorders can produce dramatic and frightening changes in young peoples’ behaviour, but while parents may suspect something is wrong, they are often at a loss to know what. This book shows parents how to tell the difference between the ordinary ups and downs and true depression, helping them better understand clinical warning signs and the various approaches to treatment. Dealing sensitively with how depression sometimes manifests itself— self-harm, alcohol and drug abuse, and suicide attempts— the book offers parents practical guidance on how they can reach out to their children and find professional assistance.

13x23cm

144 pages

$26.95

Cutting

Understanding and Overcoming Self-Mutilation Rev ed

Steven Levenkron

A seminal work on treating self-mutilation, revised and updated with illuminating case studies and newly available drugs and resources. Nearly a decade ago, "Cutting" boldly addressed a traumatic psychological disorder affecting as many as two million Americans. More than that, it revealed self-mutilation as a comprehendible, treatable disorder, no longer to be evaded by the public and neglected by professionals. Using copious examples from his practice, Steven Levenkron traces the factors that predispose a personality to self-mutilation: genetics, family experience, childhood trauma, and parental behavior. Written for sufferers, parents, friends, and therapists, "Cutting" explains why the disorder manifests in self-harming behaviors and describes how patients can be helped.

16x21cm

275 pages

$24.95

Depressed & Anxious

The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Workbook for Overcoming Depression & Anxiety

Thomas Marra

Imagine feeling depressed and drained of energy and initiative while also being overwhelmed with feelings of dread and anxiety about the future. The consequence of this intolerable state of mind amounts to behavioral paralysis, a profound loss of control and quality of life. Therapist call this condition co-occurring depression and anxiety. Clinical research suggests that 60 percent of depression suffers concurrently experience some kind of anxiety disorder. This book, the first written to general readers about this condition, uses the powerful techniques of dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, to help you control both conditions. The book begins by having you identify your most painful inner conflict. Then you develop compromises that acknowledge the issue but limit its ability to interfere with your life--effectively reducing the extent to which your emotions govern who you are or what your are capable of. Exercises focus on assisting you to become more responsive to uplifitng aspects of your environment and tolerant of unavoidable emotions.

22x29cm

254 pages

$42.00

Depression for Dummies

Laura L Smith & Charles H Elliott

Because this book satisfies the need for a straight-talking, no-nonsense resource on depression. The only agenda of "Depression For Dummies" is to present you with the facts on depression and explain the options for dealing with it. Rest assured, this is no infomercial in a yellow and black cover.

19x24cm

362 pages

$34.95

Depression Is the Pits, But I'm Getting Better

A Guide for Adolescents

E. Jane Garland

• How do I know if I'm depressed?
• I feel sick. How can this be in my mind?
• How do I get out of the pits?
• What do I do when I feel like giving up?
• Is this a phase I'll get over?
Clinical depression can strike at any age. When it happens during adolescence—a confusing time under the best of circumstances—it can be especially baffling and heart-wrenching for both the young person and his or her parents. And to make matters worse, sometimes finding the right help can be difficult. This book, written especially for teens, is packed with the practical information and the reassurance necessary for coping with—and beating—the "pits."

24x15cm

90 pages

$25.95

Depression Solutions Workbook

A Strengths & Skills-Based Approach

Jacqueline Corcoran

Using solution-focused therapy, cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), and motivational interviewing, this workbook will help motivate you to combat the negative beliefs you have about yourself and end the self-destructive behaviors that sink you further into depression. This potent three-part approach will help you learn to identify your strengths, encourage you to take action, and teach you new coping skills. Once you're able to harness these new skills and enhance your existing strengths, you'll have the tools you need to make a positive and lasting change.
Build Strengths - Create a personal set of depression solutions based on your hidden resources and strengths.
Build Motivation - Find out how depression and other negative behaviors are hurting you and take a closer look at the benefits of overcoming them.
Build Skills - Dissolve negative thoughts and feelings, improve your relationships, and recognize your depression triggers.

25x20cm

256 pages

$38.00

Depression Workbook

A Guide for Living with Depression and Manic Depression.

Copeland

Matthew McKay presents a detailed overview of the history, causes, and treatment of mood disorders. Copeland expands on particular treatment strategies in greater detail, with provision for your responses which build to make a program for change. A very practical workbook with step-by-step self help guidance.

28x22cm

305 pages

$40.00

Depression: the way out of your prison

The Way Out of Your Prison

Dorothy Rowe

Dorothy Rowe uses humour and stories from real life to illustrate both what defines depression and how it can be defeated through a true understanding of its causes. Depression and its allied problems are seen as the root causes of rising suicide rates, marriage break-ups, family breakdowns, misuse of drugs and many of the psychological problems that beset the modem world. Written in a reader-friendly manner, when you read ityou really hear Dorothy talking - and what a lot she has to say! Helping us to understand what is important in our lives, why we act and feel the way we do, guiding us to the point where we can accept and love ourselves for who we really are, Dr Rowe sees depression as a defence, as a place to where people retreat to. She shows that depression is not an illness or mental disorder, but a defence against pain and fear which we can use whenever we suffer a disaster and discover that life is not what we thought it was. By understanding how we have interpreted events in our life we can choose to change our interpretations and thus create for ourselves a happier, more fulfilling life Depression: The Way Out Of Your Prison is a proven self help guide as well as an invaluable source book that enables professional helpers to enter the world of the depressed person. Its clear account of the feelings and thought processes of those suffering from depression will enable them to lead more people out of their prisonsfor ever.

$34.00

Helping Students Overcome Depression and Anxiety

A Practical Guide

Kenneth W Merrell

This unique handbook provides the school-based practitioner with clear-cut strategies for addressing depression, anxiety, and other internalizing disorders creatively and effectively with students in grades K-12. Provides a concise overview of the nature, development, and course of childhood depression and anxiety, and outlines a comprehensive assessment model.

28x22cm

230 pages

$67.00

Helping Your Depressed Child

Martha Underwood Barnard

Based on the author's extensive studies, Helping Your Depressed Child empowers parents by explaining how to recognize their child's depressive disorder. The book advocates a home wellness program and features a series of steps parents can take to help their child through depression. These steps include finding an appropriate therapy, getting professional help, and understanding pharmacological treatments. Also included is detailed information on techniques like deep breathing, visualizations, and affirmations. With an estimated 2.5 to 4 million children under 18 affected by depressive disorders, this book offers the comprehensive, in-depth help that parents need.

23x16cm

208 pages

$32.00

Hypnosis and Treating Depression

Applications in Clinical Practice

Michael Yapko, ed

This book diversifies the range of topics when considering the use of hypnosis for treating depression.
It features chapter contributions by experts on using hypnosis to treat specific forms of depression, with assessment and intervention strategies as well as sample transcripts of the use of hypnosis in therapy sessions. It discusses both broad and targeted applications of hypnosis in treatment, the treatment of hypnosis in special populations, as well as special considerations regarding hypnotic treatment.

24x16cm

334 pages

$95.00

I Had A Black Dog

His Name Was Depression

Matthew Johnstone

A moving and ultimately uplifting insight into what it is to live with Black Dog as a companion and the strength and support that can be found within and around us to tame it. Stunningly illustrated this totally inspiring book is a brilliant expose of depression. The New Zealand born author now resides in Australia.

17x21cm

$16.95

I Just Want You to be Happy

Preventing and Tackling Teenage Depression

Leanne Rowe, David Bennett, Bruce Tonge

One in five teenagers in Australia will experience major depression before they are 18 years of age and the chance of a child developing depression has tripled in the past 30 years. Depression is also particularly prevalent in girls staggeringly, over 340,000 prescriptions of antidepressants were written for young people under 18 in 2005. This book describes the factors contributing to this increasing depression in young people and why our search for constant happiness is setting our children up for problems. It is important for all parents to know that, contrary to popular myth, depression can be prevented and treated. An invaluable contact list of mental health organisations, support groups and websites where parents and carers can seek further help is also included. This book is a much-needed practical, clear and highly accessible guide to identify and help depressed teens.

20x14cm

240 pages

$28.00

If Your Adolescent has Depression or Bipolar Disorder

An Essential resource for parents

Dwight L Evans & Linda Wasmer Andrews

The most up-to-date information on: warning signs to watch out for, getting a diagnosis, the latest treatments, coping at home and school, prevention strategies, plus advice for parents themselves.

21x14cm

197 pages

$20.95

Living With A Black Dog

Matthew and Ainsley Johntone

This must-have guide for partners, family, friends and colleagues of depression sufferers, includes practical advice about recognising the symptoms of depression in a loved one, living with a depressed person, and helping them to tame their Black Dog.

18x22cm

$19.95

Making Mummy Better

A Child’s experience of postnatal depression.

Denise Scott

When the mother of a family is anxious and depressed everyone in the family is affected. Knowing how to explain the sutuatio to children and to the current baby later in its life is a considerable dilemma. Picture story books often create opportunities for conversations, especially about more difficult issues. This story is about changes in Sally's family. Her Mum is different after Ben is born, and Sally is worried that she is responsible.

23x28cm

32 pages

$15.00

Metacognitive Therapy for Anxiety and Depression

Adrian Wells

This groundbreaking book explains the "whats" and "how-tos" of metacognitive therapy (MCT), a cutting-edge form of cognitive-behavioral therapy with a growing empirical evidence base. MCT developer Adrian Wells shows that much psychological distress results from how a person responds to negative thoughts and beliefs—for example, by ruminating or worrying—rather than the content of those thoughts. He presents innovative, practical techniques and specific protocols for addressing metacognitive processes to effectively treat generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive–compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and major depression. Special features include reproducible treatment plans and assessment and case formulation tools, plus a wealth of illustrative case material.

23x16cm

316 pages

$67.00

Mindful Way Through Depression

Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness with CD (Audio)

Mark Williams

This authoritative, easy-to-use self-help program is based on methods clinically proven to reduce the recurrence of chronic unhappiness and demonstrates powerful ways to strengthen resilience in the face of lifes misfortunes. Includes a CD of guided meditations.

22x15cm

272 pages

$29.95

Mindfulness & Acceptance Workbook for Depression

Using Acceptance & Commitment Therapy to Move Through Depression & Create a Life Worth Living

Kirk D Strosahl & Patricia J Robinson

A step-by-step program to help you understand depression in a completely new way, recognize the depression traps in your life, use acceptance to move through painful life situations, develop a mindful, values-oriented lifestyle, and commit to acting in ways that promote vitality, purpose & meaning.

26x20cm

305 pages

$38.95

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression

A New approach to preventing relapse.

Segal, Williams & Teasdale

Presents an innovative eight-session program that has been clinically proven to bolster recovery from recurrent depression more likely to prevent relapse. Integrated cognitive therapy principles and practice into a mindfulness framework. The focus of findfulness-based cognitive therapy is teaching clients how to make a simple yet radical shift in their relationship to the thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations that contribute to depresive relapse.

20x26cm

351 pages

$71.00

Other Side of Blue

What We Learn Through Overcoming Adversity

Michael Colling, ed

At some point we all face tragedy, misfortune or hardship. This book is an anthology of stories, from Australians mainly in their 20s and 30s, that provide hope for those struggling with tough issues in their lives. The contributions span many daunting and complex challenges: from surviving childhood sexual abuse, to family breakdowns, 'coming out', domestic violence, depression, recovery from severe injury and coping with the death of a loved one.
While the majority of stories are from everyday people, some well-known personalities also share their struggles. Life spares no-one tough times.
As many of these stories demonstrate, adversity in the midst of vulnerability provides the impetus for courage, personal determination and new insights.

22x15cm

182 pages

$24.95

Postnatal Depression

A Practical guide for Australian families.

Fettling

Postnatal depression (PND) affects at least one in ten new mothers and their families. This book discusses signs and symptoms of PND, professional help and how to get it, how a woman can help herself, and how her partner, other family-members, and friends can help, as well as the affect on the woman's partner and how he might best help himself. The book provides sound answers to many frequently asked questions in a warm and optimistic way. There is very little published on PND that is intended for those who experience and live with it. This book, by an Australian author who has personal experience of PND, is a significant and practical contribution.

15x23cm

137 pages

$21.95

Psychotherapy and Counselling for Depression

Paul Gilbert

The Third Edition of Counselling and Psychotherapy for Depression is a popular and practical guide to working with people suffering from depression. As well as describing the skills and techniques used by practitioners, the book explores the features and complexities of depressed states including: General negativity Sense of failure and abandonment Feelings of powerlessness, anger, shame, and guilt The book examines the essential stages of the therapeutic process from conceptualization and formulation through to a wide variety of interventions for different types of difficulty. The Third Edition??has been revised and updated and features a new chapter focusing on the role of the therapeutic relationship

23x17cm

402 pages

$71.00

Raising a Moody Child

How to Cope with Depression and Bipolar Disorder

Mary A Fristad, Jill Goldbert-Arnold

Every day can be an ordeal for families struggling with the difficult, moody, "impossible" behavior that may point to childhood depression or bipolar disorder. Effective help for kids does exist, but it often requires a customized combination of medication, therapy, coping skills, and support. From esteemed child treatment experts Dr. Mary Fristad and Dr. Jill Goldberg Arnold, this indispensable book describes how treatment works and what additional steps parents can take at home to help children with mood disorders--and the family as a whole--improve the quality of their lives. Explained are why symptoms look so different (and can be so much harder to manage) in children and teens than in adults, how to find the right doctor or therapist, and how to help kids develop their own "coping toolkits." Bursting with practical tools, FAQs, and examples, the book covers everything from dealing with medical crises to resolving school problems, sibling conflicts, and marital stress.

22x16cm

260 pages

$28.95

Recovering from Depression

A Workbook for Teens

Mary Ellen Copeland & Copans

With suicide as the third leading cause of death among young people ages 15 to 24*, education professionals and guidance counselors must understand--and know how to address--adolescent depression. This innovative workbook provides them with the guidance they need. Counselors can use it in their work with teens, who can use the surveys, checklists, fill-in-the-blanks, and activities to recognize depression in themselves, learn what they can do to feel better, and build a safety plan to stay well. The book also gives any professional who works with teens valuable information on the symptoms, causes, treatments, and effects of depression. Recovering from depression is possible--and this interactive workbook guides both teens and the people who support them. Includes tips and activities on - dealing with suicidal feelings - changing negative thought patterns to positive ones - reaching out to friends and supporters - avoiding substance abuse - avoiding "triggers" of depression.

18x26cm

186 pages

$35.00

Recovery from Depression Using the Narrative Approach

A Guide for Doctors, Complementary Therapists and Mental Health Professionals

Damien Ridge

Recovery from Depression Using the Narrative Approach explores patients' stories of depression, recovery and useful treatments. Drawing on new and original research, Damien Ridge examines the therapeutic value of engaging with a patient's personal story, or 'narrative' to capture the experience of depression and options for recovery. By taking a person-centered approach, the professional can assist the patient in choosing more helpful narratives, and enable them to become more expert in available treatment options. In this way, patients can gain greater insights into depression, self-management and long-term recovery. In addition, the author investigates just how effective 'recovery tools' such as talking therapies, yoga and complementary therapies, as well as conventional medical approaches are in aiding recovery from depression

23x15cm

208 pages

$48.95

Stopping the Pain

A Workbook for Teens Who Cut and Self-Injure

Lawrence Shapiro

Self-injury can be a symptom of a variety of disorders, but no matter what the cause, this disturbing behavior must be addressed. This comprehensive workbook helps the teen and her counselor explore the reasons behind her need to hurt herself, and focuses on more positive ways to deal with the issues of stress and control. Safe, effective solutions to help teens: Understand why they self-injure; Deal with stress and control issues; Develop a plan to stay healthy.

25x20cm

147 pages

$28.00

Taming the Black Dog

A Guide to overcoming depression

Bev Aisbett

Don t want to get out of bed in the morning? Feeling as though the light at the end of the tunnel is fading? You may be suffering from depression, a condition Winston Churchill referred to as the Black Dog. Taming the Black Dog is a simple guide to managing depression, which an estimated 1 in 5 people will suffer in one form or another at some time in their lives. This small illustrated tip book contains factual information as well as treatment options. Modelled on Bev Aisbett s successful Living with IT, Taming the Black Dog has a unique blend of wit and information and is an invaluable guide for both chronic sufferers of depression as well as anyone with a fit of the blues .

13x20cm

115 pages

$19.95

Too Blue

A book about depression.

Neil Phillips

Everyone gets the blues, but some people get too blue. The World Health Organisation says that depression will be one of the major causes of death and suffering in the twenty first century. Depression is common, troublesome, painful and dangerous. It is frequently overlooked and often mistaken for mere blues and blahs. Written for adults but also useful to teenagers, Too Blue, will take you on a journey into the world of depression. Through words and cartoons this book vividly illustrates and explains depression and other mood disorders. The simple text and many drawings bring the symptoms of depression and the havoc of mania into clear focus. Treatments are described and explained in a balanced way. A special section is provided for those who want to know something about the underlying workings of the brain and how they relate to depression. Too Blue is an encouraging book which tackles tough topics like suicide in a clear and helpful way. It is a book which will prove useful to those who suffer from depression and for other people too. After all, just about everybody, sooner or later, is involved with someone who is seriously depressed. The author and illustrator of Too Blue is a psychiatrist who shares with the reader knowledge and optimism acquired through decades of helping depressed people battle their painful illness.

21x30cm

50 pages

$16.50

Treating Depression with Hypnosis

Michael Yapko

This book focuses on the structuring and delivering of hypnotic interventions for major depression, with a substantial use of concepts and techniques from cognitive-behavioral and strategic approaches as a foundation. Current research on depression is used in this book to emphasize the still-growing knowledge of depression. Hypnosis has shown itself to be effective in not only reducing symptoms, but in teaching the skills (such as rationale thinking, effective problem-solving and coping strategies, and positive relationship skills) that can even prevent recurrences. Mental health professionals will find the detailed examples of hypnotic strategies invaluable to their own practice and application of hypnosis in the treatment of depression.

$52.00

Treatment Plans and Interventions for Depression and Anxiety Disorders

Robert L Leahy & Stephen J Holland

Includes CD-Rom
This one-of-a-kind resource provides the busy practitioner with empirically supported treatments for seven frequently encountered disorders: major depression, generalized anxiety, panic and agoraphobia, PTSD, social phobia, specific phobia, and obsessive compulsive disorder. Serving as ready-to-use treatment packages, chapters describe basic cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques and how to tailor them to each disorder. Also featured are diagnostic decision trees; therapist forms for assessment and record keeping; client handouts and homework sheets; and session-by-session case examples. Tips for troubleshooting common therapeutic roadblocks are presented, as are strategies for ensuring third-party payment authorization. The searchable CD-ROM enables clinicians to rapidly generate individualized treatment plans, print extra copies of therapist and client forms, find the facts about commonly prescribed medications, and learn more about cognitive-behavioral techniques.

22x28cm

332 pages

$106.00

When Nothing Matters Anymore

A Survival Guide for Depressed Teens (Revised)

Bev Cobain

In 1994, Kurt Cobain ended his long struggle with depression and chemical dependency by taking his own life. His suicide profoundly affected millions of fans around the world who identified with the music of Kurt and his band, Nirvana.
Bev Cobain is Kurt's cousin, and this powerful book is her way of dealing with his death--and reaching out to teens with a life-saving message: You don't have to be sad, discouraged, or depressed. There is help and hope for you.
Full of solid information and straight talk, this book defines and explains adolescent depression, reveals how common it is, describes the symptoms, and spreads the good news that depression is treatable. Personal stories, photos, and poetry from teens dealing with depression speak directly to readers' feelings, concerns, and experiences.
Teens learn how to recognize depression in themselves and others, understand its effects, and take care of themselves by relaxing, exercising, eating right, and talking things over with people who care. For some teens, self-help isn't enough, so Bev also tells about treatment options, presents the facts about therapy, explains the differences between various types of helping professionals (psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, physicians, counselors, etc.), discusses medications, and more. This book isn't just for teens who have been diagnosed with depression. It's for any teen who feels hopeless, helpless, and alone. Clear, encouraging, and matter-of-fact, it's also recommended for parents, teachers, and counselors who want to know more about teen depression.

23x15cm

146 pages

$25.95

Why Are You So Sad?

A child’s book about parental depression

Beth Andrews

This interactive book explains depression and its treatment in kid terms, reassuring children that their parents can get better. It explores the many feelings children usually have and helps express and understnd them. Provides practical tips for coping with a parent's depression, showing how children can feel better to. Comprehensive and authoritative notes to parents by clinical psychologists and social workers.

22x28cm

32 pages

$18.95


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