Overview

"Depressive disorders, which include major depressive disorder (unipolar depression), dysthymic disorder (chronic, mild depression), and bipolar disorder (manic-depression), can have far reaching effects on the functioning and adjustment of young people. Among both children and adolescents, depressive disorders confer an increased risk for illness and interpersonal and psychosocial difficulties that persist long after the depressive episode is resolved; in adolescents there is also an increased risk for substance abuse and suicidal behaviour. Unfortunately, these disorders often go unrecognised by families and physicians alike. Signs of depressive disorders in young people often are viewed as normal mood swings typical of a particular developmental stage. In addition, health care professionals may be reluctant to prematurely ""label"" a young person with a mental illness diagnosis. Yet early diagnosis and treatment of depressive disorders are critical to healthy emotional, social, and behavioural development. This book presents the latest research in the field across a wide spectrum of countries."

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Author:   Bernice T Naylor
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 26.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 18.00cm
Weight:   0.748kg
ISBN:  

9781607414551

ISBN 10:   1607414554
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   25 March 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Preface; Dyslexia, Children and Depression: Research Evidence; Dyslexic Children and Depression: Empirical Evidence; Depression in Children and Adolescents; Children, Depression and Essential Fatty Acids; Depression Comorbidity among Children: Potential Explanations, Shared Risk Factors, and Directions for Future Research; Controversies in childhood and adolescent depression; The Relative Lack of Attention to Depression in Young Children: A 'Sad' State of Affairs; The Relationship between Dimensions of Parenting and Cognitive and Interpersonal Vulnerability Factors to Depression in Youth; Depression vulnerability in Middle and Late Childhood and its relationship with gender, self competence, and coping; The Importance of Identifying Child and Adolescent Depression in the Medical Setting; Depression In Children With Gilles De La Tourette Syndrome; Index.

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