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Tells the compelling stories of individuals who suffered from clinical depression, a medical illness, which affects more than 20 million Americans each year. This film, broadcast on PBS stations nationally, profiles everyday people who experienced depression and tells their stories through their own words. The documentary also explores the different ways depression can manifest itself, including both emotionally and physically. Individuals may not...

"Student Depression: A Silent Crisis in Our Schools and Communities is a guide for educators dealing with an increasing number of depressed students. This book offers solutions to promote awareness of and sensitivity to the issues surrounding childhood and adolescent depression; includes tips for recognizing depression; describes the contributing factors of depression, medications, and treatment plans; and provides suggestions to help readers empathize...

A leading child and adolescent psychiatrist discusses the growing problem of teenage depression in America, offering helpful guidelines for parents on how to recognize the difference between normal teenage angst and true depression.

The author navigates her recovery from postpartum depression in essays that draw on critical theory, popular culture, and her own experiences, exploring such topics as class, race, gender, sexuality, motherhood, creativity, and mental illness.

Synopsis: Diseases have a history and understanding that history helps us understand how best to treat and control disease today. Today's students are confronted with a panoply of often-frightening illnesses and afflictions-the Biography of Diseases series provides students with the information that they need to understand the origin of various maladies, how they impact contemporary society, and how doctors and researchers from around the world are...

"Now in its third edition, Depression in New Mothers provides a comprehensive approach to treating postpartum depression in an easy-to-use format. It reviews the research and brings together the evidence-base for understanding the causes and for assessing the different treatment options, including those that are safe for breastfeeding mothers. It incorporates research from psychoneuroimmunology ... This most recent edition incorporates new research...

"Having a baby is surely one of the pinnacle events of a woman's life, full of joy, serenity, and contentment - or so society tells a new mother, who thus finds herself ill-prepared for the exhaustion, boredom, and isolation that can follow childbirth. The resulting depression - how it is experienced, and how it might be relieved - is the subject of Natasha Mauthner's insightful and compassionate book, which recounts the stories of new mothers caught...