Coping with Depression in Young People

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A Guide for Parents

By Carol Fitzpatrick and John Sharry

Series: Family Matters

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Coping with Depression in Young People offers parents clear guidance on recognising and managing depressive disorders in teenagers. It distinguishes typical adolescent mood swings from serious depression and addresses critical issues such as self-harm, substance misuse, and suicide risk. This practical resource supports parents through the emotional challenges of their child's mental health journey.
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Ideal for parents and carers of teenagers, as well as professionals working with young people facing emotional difficulties.

Shows parents how to tell the difference between the ordinary ups and downs and depression, helping them understand clinical warning signs and the various approaches to treatment. This book offers parents practical guidance on how they can reach out to their children and find professional assistance.

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Depressive disorders, while common among teenagers, are also responsible for dramatic changes in behaviour. Knowing how to deal with a teen in emotional turmoil is a daunting task for any parent.

Offering parents sensible advice on distinguishing between ordinary adolescent ups and downs and depression, Coping with Depression in Young People is a practical guide to fully understanding depression in adolescents and successfully negotiating this emotionally trying time.

With information on special concerns parents may have, including self-harm, alcohol and drug abuse, and suicide, this book is a useful reference.

Series: Family Matters

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Coping with Depression in Young People

By Carol Fitzpatrick and John Sharry

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Praised for its accessible style and practical advice, this book is described as a long-overdue guide of enormous help for parents. Reviewers note its concise usefulness for anyone working with young people experiencing depression, highlighting its many practical suggestions.

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ISBN: 9780470857557

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 January 2004

Country: United States

Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 227g

Pages: 160

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Carol Fitzpatrick Health & Wellness John Sharry Non-Fiction Parenting & Family Self-Help & Personal Development Series: Family Matters

About the Author

Carol Fitzpatrick and John Sharry, both experts in this field, deal with issues most parents find particularly worrying, such as drug and alcohol use, suicide and self-harm, and other mental health problems. Parents reading this book will find guidance on what help and treatments are available for their child, as well as what they can do themselves to help the whole family cope.

Coping with Depression in Young People