Description: Images on listing, are of this book. PAPERBACK _____________If you are one of the nearly twenty percent of adolescents who experience the symptoms of major depression before the end of high school, then you are probably already familiar with the sadness, isolation, and confusion that depression can bring. You may have questions about symptoms, medications, treatments, and how to deal with depression at school and at home. Monochrome Days: A Firsthand Account of One Teenager's Experience with Depression was written specifically for you.Cait Irwin was diagnosed with major depression at the age of fourteen, and she nearly lost her battle with the illness before she was able to receive the treatment she so desperately needed. In Monochrom Days, Irwin, now an adult and a successful artist, shares her experiences as a young woman who suffered from a crippling depression but was able to recover with the help of a supportive family and expert psychiatric care. In telling her remarkable story, Irwin and science writer Linda Andrews explain what is currently known about major depression in adolescents, demystifying the often confusing science behind the illness. In easy-to-understand language, the book also-Provides an accessible yet in-depth look at the causes, treatment, and management of depression -Discusses such difficult topics as psychiatric hospitalization and antidepressant medications -Offers tips on how to deal with depression both at school and at home, and how to talk about it to teachers, family, and friendsThoughtful, inspiring, and full of practical wisdom, Monochrome Days is both a compelling memoir and a useful resource that will help to ease the pain of major depression. Cait Irwin's story is one that offers hope and guidance that you yourself can use to overcome the challenges of this illness, and go on to lead a healthy, productive life.
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Book Title: Monochrome Days: One Teenager's Experience With Depression Adoles
Book Series: Monochrome Days: One Teenager's Experience With Depression Adoles
Item Length: 5.4 in
Original Language: English
Vintage: No
Personalize: No
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Item Height: 0.5 in
Personalized: No
Features: Abridged
Topic: Alternative Health, Health, Mental Health, Mood Disorders / Depression, Biography & Autobiography / General, Social Topics / Depression & Mental Illness
Item Width: 8.2 in
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Inscribed: No
Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults
Edition: Collector's Edition
Publication Year: 2007
Type: teen mental health
Literary Movement: Enlightenment, Modernism
Illustrator: Yes
Era: 2020s
Author: Dwight L. Evans, Cait Irwin, Linda Wasmer Andrews
Genre: Family, Parenting & Relations, Health, Treatments & Medicine, Juvenile Nonfiction, Self-Help
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 8.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 160 Pages
