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Depression in children is growing at such a rate that it is now recognised as a major health problem, both in the UK and internationally. This book, by the bestselling author of "Beat Depression and Reclaim Your Life", will help deal with this problem in a friendly and practical way. With clear explanations of what depression is and how kids get depressed, along with practical advice on managing the symptoms and nurturing the child, this book will offer hope to all parents whose children are struggling with this increasingly common condition. The book includes chapters on: What is depression?; Managing the symptoms; Nurturing the child; Building a team around the child; and, The importance of Family. Alexandra Massey uses her expert knowledge and her own experience of childhood depression (both her own and that of her child) to offer positive help and support to parents. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from School Administrator, published by Thomson Gale on February 1, 2006. The length of the article is 940 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Dear Tom Cruise: meet my daughter.(a case of childhood depression)(Column)
Author: Morton Sherman
Publication: School Administrator (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 63Issue: 2Page: 53(1)

Article Type: Column

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This digital document is an article from Siempre!, published by Edicional Siempre on October 8, 1998. The length of the article is 851 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Infancia, depresión y hormonas. (incluye artículos sobre avances científicos)(TT: Childhood, depression and hormones) (TA: includes articles about scientific advances)
Author: René Anaya
Publication: Siempre! (Refereed)
Date: October 8, 1998
Publisher: Edicional Siempre
Volume: v45Issue: n2364Page: p72(2)

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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by The Register Guard on May 21, 2003. The length of the article is 761 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Childhood depression is treatable.(Columns)(Column)
Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: May 21, 2003
Publisher: The Register Guard
Page: A17

Article Type: Column

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The Erika's Lighthouse Parent Handbook on Childhood and Adolescent Depression is a practical guide, written by parents for parents, with information and ideas on what to do if a child is suffering from depression. Understanding exactly what's going on with a child, finding the right treatment, dealing with the schools, negotiating insurance issues - all are challenges that parents face when their child is suffering from depression. Our handbook is designed to help - with practical ideas written in an easy-to-read style. Visit our website for more information about Erika's Lighthouse: A Beacon of Hope for Adolescent Depression. ... Read more

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Parent Handbook-Childhood and Adolescent Depression
Outstanding resource for parents needing help in navigating through a teenager's struggle with depression and other mental illness.

Informative and Helpful - a great guide for parents
This book is a great source of information for parents navigating the experience of helping a child with depression.Really easy to understand and extremely helpful. ... Read more

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In Memories of a Depression Baby, author Bill Williams tells the heartwarming story of growing up in a large family during the Great Depression.Born just seven months after the stock market crash of 1929, Bill remembers his family's day-to-day struggles to survive not only the depression, but also World War II and the Korean War, when all five brothers served in the armed forces. A great sense of humor was prevalent in their family, and helped see them through some difficult times.Told from the perspective of a young boy who never thought of his family as poor, Bill's memories captivate the reader and take us back to a simpler time of ice cream socials and victory gardens. ... Read more

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The author describes his experiences as a farm boy growing up in the deep south during the days of the Great Depression and his later experiences in college and military service during World War II. His father's farm consisted of 160 acres located in Claiborne Parish in northern Louisiana. His older siblings left home when he was six years old so he grew up essentially as an only child. The volume is divided into discrete essays or chapters, which cover several facets of his life and career. Some attention is given to the unique style of dwelling in which he was born and raised and how its features related to daily life on the farm.The stock market crash in 1929 occurred when he was 10 years old and he saw how life changed for almost everyone. While his family was more fortunate than most because the farm provided abundant food in the form of vegetables, pork, chickens, milk and eggs, it became increasingly difficult to survive economically. The price of cotton, the chief cash crop dropped from 20 cents per pound to five or six. Most farmers who were able to retain possession of their land were nevertheless caught in an endless cycle of borrowing money each year to finance the next crop. A rather detailed description of his school days portrays the physical features, somewhat primitive by today's standards, and the academic opportunities offered during those Depression times by rural schools in the Deep South. The important role of the church in the religious and social life of the community is discussed. The compassion and good will of neighbors and other good works is emphasized along with a few personally troubling aspects of Christianity as preached in those days. College days at Louisiana State University occurred in the aftermath of the Huey Long era and the shadow of Long and his cohorts lingered long over the institution, resulting in a college atmosphere unlike any other.Work at 20 cents an hour enabled the completion of a degree and a career choice in the profession of Plant Pathology. The chapter on his life in the military as a draftee into the Army Medical Corps describes the frustration of adapting to army discipline and protocol, but also the satisfying opportunities for providing medical care to the sick and injured. Some elaboration of medical prescriptions in the days before the discovery of the sulfonamides and antibiotics is also furnished. He writes of special friendships formed, and the haunting reminder of friends and the thousands of others who did not survive the great conflict. ... Read more

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"Southern living"
A wonderful stroll through rural Lousiana of pre WWII as seen through the eyes of a witty, yet respectful youth.Being the youngest child by quite a bit allows Robert the privilege of observing his mostly adult world little noticed, and he doesn't mind pointing out to us a few of the humorous inconsistencies prevalent in the Southern Baptist community. Despite the ever present financial hardships of the depression and the aforementioned foibles, Robert learns the value of pride in his work and compassion for others that help him move into the wider world that will become his adult home. Highly recommended.

Comfort food in digestable book format
What a pleasure to read!Robert's recollections of 'simpler times' are vivid and engaging.I can easily visualize the old home place, though I've never seen it.An easy and pleasant read that takes you back in time and away from the hectic life and everyday pressures we all face.Thanks for a great bit of history and perspective of life in the deep South, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

My father's memoirs
What was it like to grow up in the Great Depression, to experience childhood according to the rhythms of farm life in a north Louisiana community where friends, family, school, and church defined the dimensions of daily life? History buffs and those interested in the landscape of the old south will find much to enjoy in Robert Aycock's memoir, Essays of Remembrance, which follows the author from his boyhood on the farm to his college days at LSU in the boisterous aftermath of the Huey Long era. The book's vivid and detailed account of wartime experiences in the Army Medical Corps offers a fascinating glimpse of the World War II homefront at a time when care for sick and injured soldiers predated the discovery of the sulfonamides and antibiotics. Aycock writes of special friendships formed, and the haunting reminder of friends and the thousands of others who did not survive the great conflict. ... Read more

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Bearwallow Road, A Kentucky Childhood is a memoir of growing up in eastern Kentucky during the 1930s. ... Read more

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The Magic Seashells is an honest first-hand look at the world of abuse and its effects. Kay shares real incidents so that her readers in pain can identify with her. She then offers solutions and tells how she reached happiness and wholeness. This book takes the reader into a world of hope, love, joy, mercy, and forgiveness. ... Read more

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The Magic Seashells
I thought this book would be difficult to read because its topic is child abuse, but I could not put it down. The real topic of the book is healing. The author wrote the book to share with others how she struggled with depression caused by almost unbelievable physical, emotional and sexual abuse and how she succeeded in finding self esteem and love. She talks of her attempts to deal with depression through whatever resources were available to her: Bible reading, anti-depression drugs, treatment by psychotherapists of varying skill and professionalism, Al Anon, primal therapy, prayer, nature, music and teaching. She persevered in her quest for competent people who could help her, and she worked very hard on her healing. She is proof that a person can heal and she has written this book to show others the way.She offers many helpful sayings, such as "the greater the darkness, the greater the light" and "when the student is ready, the teacher is provided," and concludes with lists of healing suggestions, helpful truths, musical selections and readings. The book is a gift of love from this remarkable woman.

A must read for anyone suffering from abuse
This book is a must for anyone, male or female, who may have been the victim of either sexual or mental abuse during their lifetime.The author writes from her heart about the tortures endured during her early childhood which had caused deep depression in her later years.She had been unable to find sufficient help to help her recognize and identify the roots of her problems, but was finally successful in this venture.She unveils the means by which one can learn to cope, forgive, and move on in life.What a wonderul story.Some portions of the story are hard to understand due to the nature of the subject, but this kind of thing happens more often than the average person would believe.Those who have suffered will certainly, I'm sure, gain from the wonderful insights offered in this book.I am a past Police investigator and have had numerous cases involving such tragedies as are spelled out here.I wish everyone who has ever suffered this type treatment could have this book to read.If this book helps only one victim to regain their mental stability, it will be all worth the time and expense born by the author.I congradulate her on her worthy efforts to help the many victims of this horrible crime.

Honest and Hopeful
I read The Magic Seashells when a friend gifted the book to me. I found it to be startling but gentle, candid but not horrific and, above all else, written from a place of peace and true healing. The author tells her true story of the abuse she encountered with appropriate details that do not overwhelm the reader with gore or tragedy. In fact, she leaves space for the reader, like me, to empathize, consider my own story and feel hopeful. If she ever felt like a victim, that persona is gone now and instead she expresses true reverence and compassion for herself and her perpetrators. She shares her own path to healing without asserting it to be the ONLY way. What is most clear is that there is/are ways out of PTSD, depression or whatever else we might be trapped in due to our own life story. The book left me feeling full and complete. ... Read more

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Learn what Anxiety and Depression is,what the Symptoms are and what causes it. Read how Doctors view and treat Anxiety and Depression.How you can treat yourself and Alternative Medicine. ... Read more