depression, mental

A collection of essays in which the authors provide information and insights on serious, long-term depression.

Discusses the causes, symptoms, and treatments of depression, examining the different types of depression and their effects on the individual and on society.

In 1966, when his father's attempted suicide causes the ostracism of the family in their small Montana community, fourteen-year-old Nate copes with his sadness and anger by trying to win the school science fair.

Thirteen-year-old Ned and his depressed mother leave Australia for a rest in America, but he is soon on the trail of international smugglers of exotic animals, with help from his Internet friends.

Chronicles the mental breakdown of Esther Greenwood--a brilliant, beautiful, talented and successful young woman.

New York City teenager Craig Gilner succumbs to academic and social pressures at an elite high school and enters a psychiatric hospital after attempting suicide.

A number of teens describe their struggles with depression; and offers a survival guide that provides advice on how to cope with being depressed.

Discusses the causes, symptoms, and sometimes deadly effects of depression and provides information on where help is available for those suffering from this illness.

A guide to understanding and coping with depression, discussing the different types, how and why the condition begins, how it may be linked to substance abuse or suicide, and how to get help.

Twelve-year-old Lisa Grey struggles to cope with a mother whose traumatic experiences as a nurse in Vietnam during the war are still haunting her.