So Young, So Sad, So Listen (second edition)
Philip Graham and Carol Hughes
Has your daughter lost her sparkle? Has everyday life become a
trial for your son? As a teacher, do you think that difficult,
aggressive 11-year-old boy has other problems and wonder why that
14-year-old girl is so withdrawn? The problem could be childhood
depression, a common but often treatable condition.
Illustrated by cartoons, this book is intended to help parents
and teachers of depressed children and teenagers. Young people
themselves will also find it useful. As should school nurses,
social workers, health visitors, family doctors and anyone who
works with children. This second edition contains a foreword by
multi-award-winning author Philip Pullman.
The aim is to help those involved to recognise the signs of
depression in children and to understand the possible causes. The
authors provide practical advice and information about the support
and help you can give. Above all, they show that we can
help and that, given the chance, that spark may well return!
“Full of helpful information which young people experiencing
depression and their friends will find valuable. …A great deal can
be done by parents, teachers and others to help depressed children,
and the book explores positive ways to help through listening,
offering hope, helping to challenge negative thought patterns, and
offers of practical help and support.”
NIMHE Mental Health Promotion
Update
Contents
Foreword by Philip Pullman
Introduction
- What is depression?
- Signs of depression
- How common is depression in children and young people?
- What causes depression in children and young people?
- Helping a depressed child - what you (parents, teachers,
children) can do
- The child and adolescent mental health clinic
- What happens to depressed children and young people?
Further reading
Useful organisations
Index
"A valuable book that is likely to have a considerable impact on
the recognition and treatment of childhood depression. ...An
essential resource for anyone involved."
The Pharmaceutical Journal