mental health

Offers advice to parents and other adults on how to recognize the difference between ordinary teenage angst and depression in adolescent girls,identifying some of the reasons why girls are especially vulnerable to depression and suicide in the early teen years, and including case studies and activities.

A cutting-edge account of the latest science of autism, discussing topics ranging from how the disorder is diagnosed to how it is treated. Also traces the history of research into autism, spotlighting theories as to what causes the disorder and outlining potential future treatments.

Explores efforts to understand childhood psychological disorders and spotlights the social, behavioral, and psychological aspects of childhood disability. Details the struggles parents face when a child is diagnosed with such a condition and discusses how these disabilities can be managed.

Presents current information on mental and emotional health in teens including facts on depression and other mood disorders; anxiety disorders; behavior disorders; self-injury; psychosis; and schizophrenia. Offers tips on mental wellness such as maintaining self-esteem, developing healthy relationships, handling anger, and coping with stress. Discusses issues that may impact mental wellness such as learning disabilities, bullying, dating violence, and child abuse. Features a listing of helplines, hotlines, a directory of mental health organizations, and suggestions for further reading.

An account of the life of Truddi Chase, a woman who developed multiple personalities as a result of childhood abuse and incest.

This absorbing volume explores some of the reasons behind the teen suicides. It explains that there are other ways to address problems that are causing someone pain or feelings of hopelessness. Teens will learn about the possible warning signs of someone who might be thinking of committing suicide and methods of intervention.

Offers advice on how to cope with such feelings as sadness, anger, and anxiety related to various problems faced by many teenagers.

Provides exercises and advice designed to help teenagers who suffer from depression, discussing coping with difficult feelings, being more assertive, making friends, and how to ask for help.

Contains thirteen articles that provide a variety of perspectives on issues related to anxiety disorders, discussing test and social anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorders, treatments, and other related topics.

One of our great national myths surrounds the men and women who fought in World War II. The Greatest Generation, we're told, fought heroically, then returned to America happy, healthy and well-adjusted. They quickly and cheerfully went on with rebuilding their lives. Here, historian Thomas Childers shatters that myth. He interweaves the intimate story of three families--including his own--with a decade's worth of research to paint an entirely new picture of the war's aftermath. Drawing on government documents, interviews, oral histories and diaries, he reveals that 10,000 veterans a month were being diagnosed with psycho-neurotic disorder (now known as PTSD). Alcoholism, homelessness, and unemployment were rampant, leading to a skyrocketing divorce rate. Many veterans bounced back, but their struggle has been lost in a wave of nostalgia that threatens to undermine a new generation of returning soldiers. This book is a stark reminder that the price of war is unimaginably high.--From publisher description.