Adolescent depression and suicide : a comprehensive empirical intervention for prevention and treatment / by John S. Wodarski, Lois A. Wodarski, Catherine N. Dulmus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wodarski, John S., author.

Wodarski, Lois Ann, author.

Dulmus, Catherine N., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Depression in adolescence.

Teenagers--Suicidal behavior.

Teenagers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 p.)

Place of Publication:

Springfield, Illinois : Charles C. Thomas Publisher, Ltd, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text addresses the very serious issue that too many of our adolescents must face, that of depression and suicide. The Surgeon General's Report indicates that ten percent of our youth are, at any one point in time in America, suffering from a mental illness. If not treated, they can go on to have a series of problems such as delinquency and truancy, and may end up in prison. This book presents an empirically based interventive approach to helping adolescents and families deal with adolescent depression and suicide. No other text focuses on this significant social issue facing adolescents a

Contents:

ADOLESCENT DEPRESSIONAND SUICIDE; CONTENTS; Chapter 1 THE EPIDEMIC OF CHILD; Chapter 2 ASSESSMENT OF DEPRESSION,; Chapter 3 INTERVENTIONS FOR PREVENTION; Chapter 4 COPING WITH ADOLESCENT DEPRESSION; Chapter 5 FAMILY INTERVENTION; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX

Notes:

Includes indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-398-08385-1

OCLC:

689997398