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Further Details Title: If Your Adolescent Has Depression Condition: New Subtitle: An Essential Resource for Parents ISBN-10: 0197636071 EAN: 9780197636077 ISBN: 9780197636077 Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Format: Paperback Release Date: 08/30/2023 Description: The authoritative guide to understanding and helping a teenager with depression.While coping with teenage moodiness can be difficult under any circumstances, it can be especially challenging if a teenager has a serious mood disorder. This concise, readable book is the definitive guide to understanding and getting effective help for adolescents with depression, designed for parents and other adults in contact with afflicted teens. It combines the most current scientific expertise available today--including the newest treatments and medications and the latest research findings on depression--with no-nonsense, hands-on advice from parents who have faced this mood disorder in their own children.Among other topics, the book addresses the roots of depression, red flags to look out for, treatment options for young people, and practical strategies for helping a teen cope at home and at school. It concludes on a hopeful note, by reviewing the latest scientific evidence on treating depression. A growing body of research now shows that early diagnosis and treatment of depression may reduce the severity of the disease, both now and in the future. Including chapters on sex, drugs, and social media, and life after high school, this book will provide the information and tools parents need to help adolescents achieve the best possible outcome. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 210mm Item Length: 140mm Author: Moira A. Rynn, Katherine Ellison, Dwight L. Evans Genre: Society & Culture Topic: Parenting, Personal Development, Medicine Book Series: ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE Item Width: 18mm Item Weight: 295g Release Year: 2023 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.