Product Description: Originally published in 1993, this title has contributions from many internationally respected experts from this field. The book covers the following areas: theories of development and etiology of depression; medical illness and depression; depression and other psychiatric conditions; treatment approaches to depression...read more

Product Description: Jill Lauren profiles amazing individuals who live with a learning disability and have effectively conquered their challenges to achieve success. These moving biographical sketches highlight the stories of a remarkable group of youth and adults who lead fulfilling lives because of their hard work, courage, and resilience...read more

A leading child and adolescent psychiatrist discusses the growing problem of teenage depression in America, offering helpful guidelines for parents on how to recognize the difference between normal teenage angst and true depression and discussing warning signs, risk factors, and treatment options, including non-pharmaceutical approaches. Reprint.

Product Description: The 9 to 14 year old children who made these drawings have things in common with children everywhere. They want what all children want: education, family, security, peace, predictability. Their drawings offer us a glimpse into how and what children subjected to conflict are thinking...read more

A compelling window into the emotional, mental, and physical problems of children uses one hundred works produced in art therapy to show how children between the ages of four and eighteen have learned to cope with depression, divorce, eating disorders, psychosis, learning differences, and physical illness through art. (view table of contents)

Presents advice on the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of thirteen mental disorders that affect children and adolescents, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, and eating disorders