Help Me, I'm Sad: Recognizing, Treating, and Preventing Childhood and Adolescent Depression

by David Fassler, Lynne S. Dumas

Until the early 1980s, there was no official diagnosis for depression in children. But children can, and do, become depressed. In fact, the National Institute of Mental Health now estimates that 2.5 million youngsters under eighteen have experienced clinical depression--and the real number may be higher still.

"Help Me, I'm Sad"  discusses how to tell if your child is at risk; how to spot symptoms; depression's link with other problems and its impact on the family; teen suicide; finding the right diagnosis, therapist, and treatment; and what you can do to help. For parents who have—or suspect they may have—depressed children, here is practical, easy-to-understand information from a compassionate and trustworthy source.

Genres: Nonfiction, Psychology

210 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1997

Reviews

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

full disclosure: I did not read the book cover to cover, only the relevant parts.
There was useful information here, but the pervasive thesis that parents should educate themselves ahead of time so they'll know if their child is depressed as soon as possible was depressing and discouraging.