Adolescent Depression : A Guide for Parents /
In Adolescent Depression, psychiatrists Francis Mark Mondimore, MD, and Patrick Kelly, MD, explain that serious depression in adolescents goes beyond "moodiness." Depression is in fact an illness - one that can be effectively treated. The authors describe the many forms of depression and t...
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2015.
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Edición: | Second edition. |
Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Depression: some definitions
- Normal adolescence and depression in adolescence
- The mood disorders of adolescence
- Mood disorders: a summary of diagnostic categories in the DSM
- Medication issues in adolescence
- Antidepressant medications
- Mood-stabilizing medications
- Other medications and treatments
- Counseling and psychotherapy
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
- Autism, Asperger's, and related disorders
- Alcohol and drug abuse
- Eating disorders
- "Cutting" and other self-harming behavior
- The genetics of mood disorders
- Strategies for successful treatment
- The role of the family
- Planning for emergencies
- Looking ahead.