Depression in Childhood
Information and resources about childhood depression.
Depression in Children and Adolescents
Depression in school-aged children is real and it's a serious problem that all too often goes unnoticed. Dr. Jerry Wilde advises parents about recognizing and responding to depression in children and adolescents
Depression in school-aged children is real and it's a serious problem that all too often goes unnoticed. Dr. Jerry Wilde advises parents about recognizing and responding to depression in children and adolescents
What Parents Can Do About Children's Depression
Strategies to cope with children's depression.
Strategies to cope with children's depression.
Parents' Index - Childhood Depressive Disorders
Learn the basics of children's depressive disorders.
Learn the basics of children's depressive disorders.
Depression in Childhood and Adolescence
Multi-page overview of childhood depression at WebMD Healthwise.
Multi-page overview of childhood depression at WebMD Healthwise.
Depression in Children and Adolescents Fact Sheet
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institute of Mental Health
Depression and Suicide in Children
The most recent findings from the Mental Health Report of the U.S. Surgeon General.
The most recent findings from the Mental Health Report of the U.S. Surgeon General.
Depressive Disorders in Children and Adolescents
Good detail on different types of depressive disorders in children. Dr. Jim Chandler, Pediatric Psychiatric Pamphlets
Good detail on different types of depressive disorders in children. Dr. Jim Chandler, Pediatric Psychiatric Pamphlets
Facts About Childhood Depression
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Helping Kids Handle Emotions - Key to Treating Depression?
What parents can do to help the child learn to cope with strong emotions, and how episodes of childhood depression accumulate. Mark Moran, WebMD
What parents can do to help the child learn to cope with strong emotions, and how episodes of childhood depression accumulate. Mark Moran, WebMD
Is Your Child Depressed?
Adapted from Caring for Your School-age Child: Ages 5 to 12, American Academy of Pediatrics
Adapted from Caring for Your School-age Child: Ages 5 to 12, American Academy of Pediatrics
Major Depression in Children and Adolescents
National Mental Health Information Center
National Mental Health Information Center
The Roots of Optimism
How the quality of optimism can be nurtured in children. Anne Bilodeau, Self-Help magazine
How the quality of optimism can be nurtured in children. Anne Bilodeau, Self-Help magazine
Understanding and Dealing with Depression (Ages 6-12)
Emphasis on social aspects of depression in children. Michael G. Conner
Emphasis on social aspects of depression in children. Michael G. Conner
Wing of Madness: Children and Depression
One of the earliest personal home pages about children and depression, now at Womens Forum but still with great information and resources.
One of the earliest personal home pages about children and depression, now at Womens Forum but still with great information and resources.