The Everything Parent's Guide To Children With Depression: An Authoritative Handbook on Identifying Symptoms, Choosing Treatments, and Raising a Happy

English

ISBN: 1605502618

EAN: 9781605502618

Publisher: Adams Media

Release Date: 12/18/2008

Synopsis: With The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Depression, you can ensure that your child receives the right support and treatment. In this reassuring, practical handbook, Drs. Rebecca Rutledge and Thomas Bannister offer the professional advice you need to determine:

• If your child is at risk
• How and when to get professional help
• The best treatment options
• Benefits and side effects of medication
• What you and your family can do to help

Rutledge, an expert psychologist, and Bannister, a clinical psychiatrist, are both known for their work with depressed children and adolescents. With their help, you'll understand why your child is unhappy-and what you can do about it.

>Rebecca Rutledge, Ph.D., B.C.F.E., B.C.F.M., is a board-certified psychologist who specializes in family therapy and individual therapy for children and adolescents. An experienced court-appointed psychologist, she writes columns for Your Health, Memphis Women's Journal, and the Shelby Sun Times.

Thomas Bannister, M.D., has operated and owned his own private and consultative psychiatric practice for more than ten years. He is the former attending physician of psychiatry at the Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital in Baltimore.

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The Everything Parent's Guide To Children With Depression: An Authoritative Handbook on Identifying Symptoms, Choosing Treatments, and Raising a Happy

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Format: eBook - PDF

Pages: 304