Includes bibliographical references (pages 50-51).
Depression -- Epidemiology of depression -- Clinical features of depression -- Assessment of depression -- Treatment of depression -- Attempted suicide -- Risk and protective factors for suicide -- Assessment of suicide risk -- Management of suicide risk -- Mood scale -- What is depression? Notes for young people and their parents -- Self-monitoring form for low mood -- Relaxation exercises -- Guidelines for listening and communications skills -- Guidelines for problem-solving skills -- Family life scale -- Life stress questionnaire.
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Provides practitioners with a description of depression, an explanation of factors that contribute to mood disorders and guidance on assessment and treatment in adolescence. It includes a framework for the assessment and management of adolescents who have threatened or attempted suicide.