Navigating Teenage Depression: A Guide for Parents and Professionals - Softcover

Kerrie Eyres Gordon Parker; Kerrie Eyers

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1742370780 ISBN 13: 9781742370781

Publisher: Allen & Unwin, 2009

Synopsis

A comprehensive and authoritative guide to identifying and supporting teenagers with depression. First symptoms of depression often occur during teenage years, and it can be a disturbing and confusing time for families as well as the teenager themselves. How can you tell whether it's just typical teenage ups and downs that will pass, or something more serious? How can we reliably identify and support teenagers with depression? Experienced clinician and researcher Gordon Parker explains how to systematically identify different mood disorders and contributing factors. He and co-author Kerrie Eyers explain when clinical treatment is required and outline treatment options. They also discuss the particular challenges faced by adolescents and approaches to effective management. Drawing on insightful personal accounts from teenagers and young adults about their experiences, and based on extensive clinical research, this is an essential handbook.

About this title

About the Author

Gordon Parker AO, MD, PhD, DSc, FRANZCP, FASSA is Scientia Professor of Psychiatry at the University of New South Wales and Executive Director of the Black Dog Institute. He is a renowned researcher with over 30 years' experience with mood disorders, and is author of Dealing with Depression: A common sense guide to mood disorders. Kerrie Eyers MA (Psych), DipEd, MPH, MAPS is a psychologist, teacher and editor with many years' experience in mental health, based at the Black Dog Institute, Sydney.Gordon Parker and Kerrie Eyers are co-editors of Journeys with the Black Dog and Mastering Bipolar Disorder.

Review

"If you suspect your teenager is depressed, read this book. It contains the distilled wisdom of Professor Gordon Parker and Kerrie Eyers, who have been successfully helping young people overcome depression at their Black Dog Institute in Australia for many years. This book is a ray of light that shows the way out of a dark place." - Alan Carr, Professor of Clinical Psychology, University College Dublin, Ireland

"A 'must' read for parents and for professionals." - Professor Sir Michael Rutter, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK

"This book will prove a valuable source of information and guidance for parents concerned about their teenager's mood... Written by experts in the field of depression, it is easy to read and jargon free, with contributions from young people themselves providing personal insights into their experiences." - Youthinmind.co.uk, June 2010

"It is easy to read, rich with clinical examples, and tackles common problems such as stigma and how to get reluctant teens to come for treatment." - Jeanne Bereiter, MD, Department of Psychiatry, University of New Mexico, USA

Edition details

• Publisher: Allen & Unwin
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1742370780
• ISBN 13: 9781742370781
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 242