Depression, Suicide, and Other Mental Illnesses: Resource List

McKesson Clinical Reference Systems: Pediatric Advisor 2002.1

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Depression: Books

Ages 6 to 9

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

Ages 9 to 12

UPS AND DOWNS: HOW TO BEAT THE BLUES AND TEEN DEPRESSION; by Susan Klebanoff; Price Stern Sloan Pub, 1998

Young Adult

COPING WITH DEPRESSION; by Sharon Carter, Lawrence Clayton; Hazelden, 1997
DEPRESSION; by Alvin Silverstein; Enslow Publishers, Inc., 1997
DEPRESSION IS THE PITS, BUT I'M GETTING BETTER: A GUIDE FOR ADOLESCENTS; by E. Jane Garland; Magination, 1997
WHEN NOTHING MATTERS ANYMORE: A SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR DEPRESSED TEENS; by Bev Cobain; Free Spirit Publ., 1998

Adult

THE CHILDHOOD DEPRESSION SOURCEBOOK; by Jeffrey A. Miller; Lowell House, 1998
THE DEPRESSION SOURCEBOOK; by Brian Quinn; Los Angeles, Calif.: Chicago, Ill.: Lowell House; Contemporary Books, 1998
DEPRESSION IN THE YOUNG: WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP THEM; by Trudy Carlson; Benline Press, 1998
'HELP ME, I'M SAD': RECOGNIZING, TREATING, AND PREVENTING CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENT DEPRESSION; by David G. Fassler and Lynne S. Dumas; Penguin USA, 1998
HOW YOU CAN SURVIVE WHEN THEY'RE DEPRESSED: LIVING AND COPING WITH DEPRESSION FALLOUT; by Anne Sheffield. New York: Three Rivers Press, 1999
LONELY, SAD AND ANGRY: A PARENT'S GUIDE TO
DEPRESSION IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS; by Barbara D. Ingersoll, Main Street Books, 1996

Suicide: Books

Ages 13 to 18

LIVING WHEN A YOUNG FRIEND COMMITS SUICIDE, OR EVEN STARTS TALKING ABOUT IT; Earl A. Grollman; Beacon Press, 1999

Adult

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

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Books

Children

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

Adult

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

Other Resources

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
3615 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
800-333-7636
202-966-7300
Web site: http://www.aacap.org
Information for both the public and mental health professionals.

Anxiety Disorders Association of America
11900 Parklawn Drive
Suite 100
Rockville, MD 20852-2624
301-231-9350
Web site: http://www.adaa.org
Clearinghouse for information on resources and referrals on phobia and related anxiety disorders treatment.

Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
1021 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-2971
703-684-7710
Web site: http://www.ffcmh.org
FFCMH responds to mail, telephone, in-person and electronic inquires by providing publications, information on seminars, workshops, speaker's bureaus, crisis intervention and support groups.

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) Help Line
200 North Glebe Road, Suite 1015
Arlington, VA 22203-3754
800-950-6264
703-524-7600
Web site: http://www.nami.org
Family and patient support groups, local chapters, educational materials.

National Institute of Mental Health
6001 Executive Blvd.
Room 8184 MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20857
Voice, Panic Disorder Line: 800-64-PANIC (647-2642)
Voice, orders only, publications office: 301-443-4513
Web site: http://www.nimh.nih.gov
Brochures, information sheets, and other educational materials.

National Mental Health Association Information Center
1021 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-2971
800-969-NMHA (969-6642)
800-433-5959 (TTY)
703-684-7722
Web site: http://www.nmha.org
Information, educational materials, referrals to community mental health services and support groups, information specialists.

Compiled by Catherine Smith, MLS, medical librarian at the Family Health Library, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO.

Published by McKesson Clinical Reference Systems.

This content is reviewed periodically and is subject to change as new health information becomes available. The information is intended to inform and educate and is not a replacement for medical evaluation, advice, diagnosis or treatment by a healthcare professional.