depression (psychology)

We all have down days as well as happier days. For people with a bipolar disorder, feelings of sadness and happiness can be more extreme. There is an alternation between feeling very up and very down. It can feel like their moods are in control of them. Fortunately, there are ways to treat this disorder and feel more balanced.

The death of seventeen-year-old Jonah Daniels's father left a gaping hole in his family. As Jonah and his siblings try to maintain their father's restaurant while their mother struggles with debilitating depression, Jonah finds himself drawn to Vivi, the new girl who just rolled into their small California town. Since Vivi refuses to be hindered by the medication that could regulate her bipolar disorder, Jonah finds himself riding the highs and lows of her illness with her, and falling in love with her determination to live life to the fullest.

Young adults learn the best way to interact with a loved one who has PTSD or learn whether their own symptoms warrant seeking further help.

At her grandparents' North Carolina mountain home during the summer of 1963, grief-stricken after the death of her newborn sister and isolated by her mother's deepening depression, eleven-year-old Annie Winters finds comfort holding an oblong stone she calls her "rock baby" and befriends a reclusive mountain woman with a devastating secret.

While living with her Gram in Vermont, eleven-year-old Aubrey writes letters as a way of dealing with losing her father and sister in a car accident, and then being abandoned by her grief-stricken mother.

After being sexually assaulted by a football star, Maggie drops out of college but cannot escape the fact that everyone blames her for what happened.

Twelve-year-old Izzy's life just seems to get more and more complicated: she is upset by her father's new marriage, and a new baby on the way; she is expected to look out for her ten-year-old cousin, Oliver, who has moved in with her family since his mother committed suicide, because his father is depressed and having trouble coping; and now Ben, the rebellious sixteen-year-old son of Izzy's mother's boyfriend, is also living with them--but when Oliver's father disappears, the three children put aside their differences and set out to find him.

Presents a collection of poetry centered around themes related to mental health and personal well-being. The author reflects on her own experiences with love, happiness, depression, and hope.

A comprehensive guide to bipolar disorder that explains causes and symptoms, and provides information and advice on self-help techniques, medications, and therapies; and also covers manic and depressive episodes, and other related topics.