The everything parent's guide to children with depression an authoritative handbook on identifying symptoms, choosing treatments, and raising a happy and healthy child
In this reassuring, practical handbook, Drs. Rebecca Rutledge and Thomas Bannister offer the professional advice you need to determine: if your child is at risk of suffering from depression, how and when to get professional help for this condition, the best treatment options for depression, the bene...
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Getting a handle on childhood depression
- Do kids really get depressed?
- Prevalence in children and teens
- Theories of depression
- What is depression exactly?
- Childhood versus teenage depression
- Behavioral symptoms
- Emotional symptoms
- 2. Causes of depression
- Genetics
- Brain chemistry
- Physical illness
- The family environment
- Loss
- Television and other influences
- Stressful life events
- 3. Predictors of depression
- Family history
- Loss
- Sleep and appetite
- Behavior
- Comments
- Helplessness
- Self-esteem
- 4. Is my child depressed?
- A look at the depressed child
- Keep a calendar
- Glean information from school, family, and friends
- Get the diagnosis right
- Using depression questionnaires
- Psychotic depression
- Get a physical exam.
- 5. Risk factors
- Problems with social skills
- School problems
- Learning disabilities
- Chronic illness
- Family environment
- Sibling troubles
- Preexisting psychiatric illness
- 6. Depression as a part of other psychological problems
- Anxiety disorders
- Eating disorders
- Sexuality
- Self-injury
- Learning disorders
- Behavioral problems
- Low self-esteem
- 7. Dysthymia and bipolar disorder
- Defining and diagnosing dysthymia
- What does a dysthymic child look like?
- Where dysthymia ends and depression begins
- Defining and diagnosing bipolar disorder
- What Does a bipolar child look like?
- Track the symptoms
- Treatment options
- 8. Depression-related issues
- Depression's link to other mental illnesses
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
- Oppositional defiant disorder
- Conduct disorder
- Physical and sexual abuse
- Seasonal affective disorder
- Alcohol and drug abuse
- Posttraumatic stress disorder
- Medical illnesses.
- 9. Seeking professional help
- When to intervene
- Parental reservations about getting help
- Educating yourself
- Finding a diagnostician
- Preparing for the first appointment
- How to pick the right therapist
- The importance of honesty and full disclosure
- 10. The decision to undergo treatment
- Do Your homework
- Discussing treatment with your child
- Who else needs to know?
- Exploring parental feelings and fears
- Trusting your gut
- Getting a second opinion
- 11. Treatment for the mind, body, and soul
- Psychotherapy
- Medication
- Medication side effects
- Alternative remedies
- Diet, exercise, and spirituality
- The role of advocate for your child
- 12. Strategies for children
- Education
- Cognitive restructuring
- Problem-solving skills
- Communication skills
- Labeling emotions
- Seeking outlets for emotional expression
- Demystifying the stigma of mental illness.
- 13. Suicide : is your child at risk?
- Prevalence among children and teens
- Risk factors
- Warning signs
- Suicidal ideation
- Suicide-proofing the home
- Help manage suicidal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
- 14. Inpatient treatment
- Is it time for inpatient treatment?
- Treatment settings
- Picking a facility
- What to expect from inpatient treatment
- The parental role in treatment
- Inpatient treatment is over, now what?
- 15. Prevention
- Open communication
- Teaching communication skills
- Physical activity
- Creative outlets
- Education
- Fostering self-esteem
- 16. All in the family
- Depression's effects on the family
- Caring for the caregiver
- Nurture the adult relationship
- Siblings
- Extended family
- Family therapy.
- 17. Parenting the depressed child
- Avoiding the "poor, pitiful me" syndrome
- Developing trust
- Effective discipline
- Knowing when to back off
- Keep perspective in the midst of chaos
- Encourage self-reliance
- 18. At-risk parents and depression
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol abuse
- Divorce
- Marital discord
- Parental history of abuse
- Toxic parenting
- 19. School
- Should the school know?
- Reasonable accommodations
- Putting school resources to good use
- The parent's role at school
- Manage depression's effect on school performance
- When the school isn't on board
- 20. What does the future hold?
- Is the depression gone?
- Overparenting
- Maintain a close relationship
- Preparing for developmental changes
- Your child's identity after depression
- Major life events and stressors
- Conclusion
- Appendix A. Resources on childhood and adolescent depression
- Appendix B. Depression questionnaires.
