If Your Adolescent Has Depression or Bipolar Disorder An Essential Resource for Parents

Name: If Your Adolescent Has Depression or Bipolar Disorder An Essential Resource for Parents
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ISBN: 9780195182095

ISBN-10: 019518209X

ISBN-13: 9780195182095

Edition: 2005

Authors: Dwight L. Evans, Linda Wasmer Andrews

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While coping with teenage moodiness can be difficult under any circumstances, it can be especially challenging if a teenager has a serious mood disorder. This concise, readable book is the definitive guide to understanding and getting effective help for adolescents with depression or bipolar disorder, designed for parents and other adults in contact with afflicted teens. It combines the most current scientific expertise available today--including the newest treatments and medications and the latest research findings on mood disorders--with no-nonsense, hands-on advice from parents who have faced these disorders in their own children. Among other topics, the book addresses the biochemical…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/11/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Size: 8.31" wide x 5.59" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.946

Edna B. Foa, Ph.D., is the predominant national figure in research with cognitive behavioral interventions for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Dr. Foa is professor of clinical psychology in the department of psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, & Director of the Center for the Treatment & Study of Anxiety.



Foreword



Introduction: More Than Ordinary Moodiness



Understanding the Disorders: What They Are, What to Expect


Depression: Characteristics, Causes, and Risk Factors; Other Conditions; Outlook for the Future


Bipolar Disorder: Characteristics, Causes, and Risk Factors; Other Conditions; Outlook for the Future


The Dangers of Doing Nothing


The Meaning of Mental Illness



Getting the Best Treatment for Your Teen: Medications, Therapy, and More


Your Role in the Treatment Process


Treatment of Depression


Treatment of Bipolar Disorder


Handling a Suicidal Crisis


Finding a Mental Health Professional


Making Choices About Hospitalization


Finding Other Mental Health Services


Navigating the Mental Health System



Living Daily Life: Helping Your Teen at Home and School


Communicating With Your Teen


Managing Your Home Life


Parenting With a Partner


Dealing With Sibling Issues


Taking Care of Yourself


Helping to Prevent a Recurrence of Your Teen's Illness


Working With the School


Finding Support From Other Parents



Reducing Risk: Protection and Prevention


Developing Optimism and Resilience


Reducing Family Risk Factors


Preventing Suicide


Looking at the Big Picture: Prevention at the Societal Level



Conclusion: Take Action, Take Heart


Glossary


Resources


Organizations


Books


Websites


Resources for Adolescents


Resources for Related Problems


Bibliography