Adolescent depression : a guide for parents /
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| Language: | English |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
c2002.
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| Series: | A Johns Hopkins Press health book
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Depression : some definitions
- 2. Normal adolescence and depression in adolescence
- 3. The mood disorders of adolescence
- 4. Mood disorders : a summary of diagnostic categories in the DSM
- 5. Medication issues in adolescence
- 6. Antidepressant medications
- 7. Mood-stabilizing medications
- 8. Other medications and treatments - 9. Counseling and psychotherapy
- 10. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
- 11. Alcohol and drug abuse
- 12. Eating disorders - 13. "Cutting" and other self-harming behaviors
- 14. The genetics of mood disorders
- 15. Strategies for successful treatment
- 16. The role of the family
- 17. Planning for emergencies
- 18. Looking ahead.
