The Depressed Child

The Depressed Child
Author: Douglas Riley
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2000
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN:

The author of the highly successful "The Defiant Child" now tackles the thinking patterns and beliefs that almost always underlie depression in children and teenagers. Includes a discussion of all the professional treatment options, from counseling through medications.

Depression and Your Child

Depression and Your Child
Author: Deborah Serani
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2013-09-05
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1442221461

Seeing your child suffer in any way is a harrowing experience for any parent. Mental illness in children can be particularly draining due to the mystery surrounding it, and the issue of diagnosis at such a tender age. Depression and Your Child gives parents and caregivers a uniquely textured understanding of pediatric depression, its causes, its symptoms, and its treatments. Serani weaves her own personal experiences of being a depressed child along with her clinical experiences as a psychologist treating depressed children. Current research, treatments and trends are presented in easy to understand language and tough subjects like self-harm, suicide and recovery plans are addressed with supportive direction. Parents will learn tips on how to discipline a depressed child, what to expect from traditional treatments like psychotherapy and medication, how to use holistic methods to address depression, how to avoid caregiver burnout, and how to move through the trauma of diagnosis and plan for the future. Real life cases highlight the issues addressed in each chapter and resources and a glossary help to further understanding for those seeking additional information. Parents and caregivers are sure to find here a reassuring approach to childhood depression that highlights the needs of the child even while it emphasizes the need for caregivers to care for themselves and other family members as well.

Depression in Parents, Parenting, and Children

Depression in Parents, Parenting, and Children
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 488
Release: 2009-10-28
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0309121787

Depression is a widespread condition affecting approximately 7.5 million parents in the U.S. each year and may be putting at least 15 million children at risk for adverse health outcomes. Based on evidentiary studies, major depression in either parent can interfere with parenting quality and increase the risk of children developing mental, behavioral and social problems. Depression in Parents, Parenting, and Children highlights disparities in the prevalence, identification, treatment, and prevention of parental depression among different sociodemographic populations. It also outlines strategies for effective intervention and identifies the need for a more interdisciplinary approach that takes biological, psychological, behavioral, interpersonal, and social contexts into consideration. A major challenge to the effective management of parental depression is developing a treatment and prevention strategy that can be introduced within a two-generation framework, conducive for parents and their children. Thus far, both the federal and state response to the problem has been fragmented, poorly funded, and lacking proper oversight. This study examines options for widespread implementation of best practices as well as strategies that can be effective in diverse service settings for diverse populations of children and their families. The delivery of adequate screening and successful detection and treatment of a depressive illness and prevention of its effects on parenting and the health of children is a formidable challenge to modern health care systems. This study offers seven solid recommendations designed to increase awareness about and remove barriers to care for both the depressed adult and prevention of effects in the child. The report will be of particular interest to federal health officers, mental and behavioral health providers in diverse parts of health care delivery systems, health policy staff, state legislators, and the general public.

The Depressed Child and Adolescent

The Depressed Child and Adolescent
Author: Ian M. Goodyer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2001-01-11
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780521794268

In this new, thoroughly revised and updated edition, an international, interdisciplinary team of mental health experts draw together the latest findings in the psychopathology of depression in young people. Combining theory and practice, the psychological, neurochemical, and genetic causes are discussed and an account of the clinical characteristics and frequency of the condition is given. The key questions are fully addressed: the importance of life events and difficulties in the onset and continuation of depression; the efficacy of current psychological therapies and the role of medication; how depressed young people progress into adult life, and how depression arises and the effects it may exert on brain and behavior during this crucial developmental period. This book will appeal to child psychiatrists and psychologists, developmental psychologists, neuroscientists, and mental health professionals in clinical services.

Children of the Depressed

Children of the Depressed
Author: Shoshana S. Bennett
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2014-06
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1608829650

Have you ever wondered, Why am I so negative? or Why is my life so chaotic? Whether or not your parent was ever formally diagnosed with depression, you’ve probably always known there was something different about your upbringing. And even though you’ve grown up and moved on, you may still feel the after-effects of living with your parent’s illness. In Children of the Depressed, a depression expert helps adult children understand and overcome common problems that stem from growing up with a depressed parent, such as poor communication skills and negative self-talk. Using skills and practices rooted in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), you will learn to shed the old dynamics and ways of thinking that have been weighing you down and keeping you from enjoying healthy relationships and the life you deserve. Most books on depression only focus on getting help for the depressed person. This book is written for you, the adult child of parents with who have struggled with depression. You need emotional healing after a dysfunctional childhood, and most importantly—you need an opportunity for your voice to be heard. You don’t have to become stuck in the past. By identifying and recognizing the feelings you experienced at a young age, you will start laying the groundwork for a happier and healthier life—socially, physically, emotionally, and psychologically.

Anxiety and Depression in Children and Adolescents

Anxiety and Depression in Children and Adolescents
Author: Thomas J. Huberty
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 481
Release: 2012-04-24
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1461431107

Although generally considered adult disorders, anxiety and depression are widespread among children and adolescents, affecting academic performance, social development, and long-term outcomes. They are also difficult to treat and, especially when they occur in tandem, tend to fly under the diagnostic radar. Anxiety and Depression in Children and Adolescents offers a developmental psychology perspective for understanding and treating these complex disorders as they manifest in young people. Adding the school environment to well-known developmental contexts such as biology, genetics, social structures, and family, this significant volume provides a rich foundation for study and practice by analyzing the progression of pathology and the critical role of emotion regulation in anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, and in combination. Accurate diagnostic techniques, appropriate intervention methods, and empirically sound prevention strategies are given accessible, clinically relevant coverage. Illustrative case examples and an appendix of forms and checklists help make the book especially useful. Featured in the text: Developmental psychopathology of anxiety, anxiety disorders, depression, and mood disorders. Differential diagnosis of the anxiety and depressive disorders. Assessment measures for specific conditions. Age-appropriate interventions for anxiety and depression, including CBT and pharmacotherapy. Multitier school-based intervention and community programs. Building resilience through prevention. Anxiety and Depression in Children and Adolescents is an essential reference for practitioners, researchers, and graduate students in school and clinical child psychology, mental health and school counseling, family therapy, psychiatry, social work, and education.

Coping with an Anxious or Depressed Child

Coping with an Anxious or Depressed Child
Author: Samantha Cartwright-Hatton
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2007-01-09
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9781851684823

Does your child suffer from anxiety or depression? Are you at a loss as to what to do about it? This navigational tool, written by eminent clinical psychologist Sam Cartwright-Hatton, gives guidance on what you can do to give your child the best chance of recovery, as well as offering insight into the often complicated system of mental healthcare. Covering practical issues such as diet and routine, as well as more specialized medical information – from the professionals you might encounter to the prescriptions offered - this book is an A to Z guide for parents of anxious or depressed children and will help you maximize your child’s likelihood of a happy, confident future.

When a Parent is Depressed

When a Parent is Depressed
Author: William R. Beardslee
Publisher: Little, Brown
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2003-12-03
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780316738897

This groundbreaking work is the first book to look at depression as an illness that affects the entire family, not just the individual.- 17.5 million Americans suffer from some form of depression, and 9.2 million have major or clinical depression.

A Kids Book about Depression

A Kids Book about Depression
Author: Kileah Mcilvain
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2025-01-21
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780241742945

A personal story of depression and how the author found help. This is a book about depression. It doesn't shy away from the complexities of depression or what getting help might look like. It gives an honest perspective into what depression feels like, what life looks like with it, and the hope that comes with being known and being loved through it.

Children of Depressed Parents

Children of Depressed Parents
Author: Sherryl H. Goodman
Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2002-01
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9781557988751

Annotation Mental health experts present 12 chapters exploring mechanisms of transmission that increase the risk for developing depression, and identifying interventions to alleviate that risk. They focus on children at various developmental stages and discuss clinical implications. Topics include the mechanisms of risk (nature-nurture interplay, effects of maternal depression in the prenatal stage and in infant psychobiological development, parental depression and child attachment, and others); moderators of risk; and intervention, integration, and recommendations. Edited by Goodman (psychology and psychology, Emory U.) and Gotlib (psychology, Stanford U.). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).