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Depression, Suicide, and Other Mental Illnesses:
Book List

 
                                                   Suggested 
Book                                                    Ages 
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DEPRESSION

PLEASE DON'T CRY, MOM; by Helen DenBoer, Janice 
Galanter Goldstein (illustrator); Carolrhoda, 1994 
(for a child whose parent is depressed)                  6-9

UPS AND DOWNS: HOW TO BEAT THE BLUES AND TEEN 
DEPRESSION; by Susan Klebanoff; Price Stern 
Sloan Pub, 1998 (ISBN: 0843174609)                      9-12 

DON'T BE S.A.D.: A TEENAGE GUIDE TO HANDLING 
STRESS, ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION; by Susan Newman;
Julian Messner, 1991 (ISBN: 0671726102)                 Teen

COPING WITH DEPRESSION; by Sharon Carter, 
Lawrence Clayton; Hazelden, 1997 (ISBN: 
1568381794)                                      Young Adult 

DEPRESSION; by Alvin Silverstein; Enslow 
Publishers, Inc., 1997 (ISBN: 0894907131)        Young Adult 

DEPRESSION IS THE PITS, BUT I'M GETTING BETTER: 
A GUIDE FOR ADOLESCENTS; by E. Jane Garland; 
Magination, 1997 (ISBN: 0945354789)              Young Adult 

WHEN NOTHING MATTERS ANYMORE: A SURVIVAL GUIDE 
FOR DEPRESSED TEENS; by Bev Cobain; Free Spirit 
Publ., 1998 (ISBN: 1575420368)                   Young Adult 

THE CHILDHOOD DEPRESSION SOURCEBOOK; by Jeffrey 
A. Miller; Lowell House, 1998 (ISBN: 0737300019)       Adult

DEPRESSION IN THE YOUNG: WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP 
THEM; by Trudy Carlson; Benline Press, 1998 
(ISBN: 0964244357)                                     Adult

'HELP ME, I'M SAD': RECOGNIZING, TREATING, AND 
PREVENTING CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENT DEPRESSION; 
by David G. Fassler and  Lynne S. Dumas; Penguin 
USA, 1998 (ISBN: 0140267638)                           Adult

HELPING YOUR CHILD COPE WITH DEPRESSION AND 
SUICIDAL THOUGHTS; by Tonia K. Shamoo, Philip G. 
Patros; Lexington Books, 1993                          Adult

LONELY, SAD AND ANGRY: A PARENT'S GUIDE TO 
DEPRESSION IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS; by 
Barbara D. Ingersoll, Main Street Books, 1996  
(ISBN: 03854764260)                                    Adult

HELPING YOUR DEPRESSED TEENAGER: A GUIDE FOR 
PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS; by Gerald D. Oster; John 
Wiley & Sons, 1994 (ISBN: 0471621846)                  Adult


SUICIDE

ADOLESCENT SUICIDE: ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION; 
by Alan L. Berman and David A. Jobes; American  
Psychological Association, 1996 (ISBN: 1557981140)     Adult 

CRY OF PAIN: UNDERSTANDING SUICIDE AND SELF-HARM; 
by J. Mark G. Williams, Mark Williams; Penguin 
USA, 1998 (ISBN: 0140250727)                           Adult

NO ONE SAW MY PAIN: WHY TEENS KILL THEMSELVES; 
by Andrew E Slaby, M.D.; W.W. Norton & Company, 
1996 (ISBN: 03933139210)                               Adult


OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER

POLLY'S MAGIC GAMES: A CHILD'S VIEW OF 
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; by Constance H. 
Foster, Edwin A. Chase (illustrator); Dilligaf 
Publ., 1994 (ISBN: 0963907085)                      Children

OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER: A GUIDE; by John 
H Greist, M.D.; rev. ed.; Dean Foundation for 
Health Research & Education, 1997  
(ISBN: 1890802034)                                     Adult

OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER: A SURVIVAL GUIDE 
FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS; by Roy C.; Obsessive 
Compulsive Anonymous, 1993 (ISBN: 0962806617)          Adult

OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER IN CHILDREN AND 
ADOLESCENTS: A GUIDE; by Hugh F. Johnston, M.D.;  
rev. ed.; Dean Foundation, 1997 (ISBN: 1890802131)     Adult

THE SKY IS FALLING: UNDERSTANDING AND COPING 
WITH PHOBIAS, PANIC, AND OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE 
DISORDERS; by Raeann Dumont and Aaron T. Beck; 
W.W. Norton & Company, 1996 (ISBN: 0393038483)         Adult


OTHER

BIPOLAR DISORDER: A GUIDE FOR PATIENTS AND 
FAMILIES; by Francis Mark Mondimore; Johns 
Hopkins University Press, 1999 (ISBN: 0801861187)      Adult

KEYS TO PARENTING YOUR ANXIOUS CHILD; by 
Katharina Manassis; Barron's Educational Series, 
1996 (ISBN: 0812096053)                                Adult

THE OPTIMISTIC CHILD; by Martin E. P. Seligman;  
Houghton Mifflin, 1995                                 Adult

STRAIGHT TALK ABOUT PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATIONS FOR 
KIDS; by Timothy E. Wilens; Guilford Press, 
1999 (ISBN: 1572302046)                                Adult
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Compiled by Catherine Smith, MLS, medical librarian at the Family Health Library, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO.
Copyright 1999 Clinical Reference Systems