Monochrome Days A First-Hand Account of One Teenager's Experience with Depression

Name: Monochrome Days A First-Hand Account of One Teenager's Experience with Depression
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ISBN: 9780195310047

ISBN-10: 0195310047

ISBN-13: 9780195310047

Edition: 2007

Authors: Cait Irwin, Dwight L. Evans, Linda Wasmer Andrews

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Nearly one in five adolescents experiences the symptoms of major depression before finishing high school. Where once experts believed that this serious mood disorder did not exist in children at all, now we know that depression often first appears in the adolescent years, and can be a long-lasting, recurring, and even life-threatening problem.Cait Irwin was diagnosed with major depression at the age of fourteen, and she nearly lost her battle against the illness before her family intervened and she received expert psychiatric care. Now an adult, Irwin writes of her own experiences and, with the help of science writer Linda Wasmer Andrews, offers practical advice and guidance to adolescents…

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List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/16/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 184
Size: 8.19" wide x 5.71" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

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


Preface



The Clouds Roll In: Introduction to Depression



The Belly of the Beast: Signs and Symptoms



My Last Thread Pulled Apart: Thoughts of Suicide



Eight Days in the Dark: A Stay in the Hospital



Back Among the Living: Medicine and Therapy



Bumps in the Road: Coping in Everyday Life



One Day at a Time: Recovering from Depression


Frequently Asked Questions


Glossary


Resource List


Bibliography


Index