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Teri Robert

posted 07/30/2009, comments (0)

Back to School with Depression

If you have school-age children with depression, it's that time. The time when the weather says it's still summer, but the calendar says the start of the school year is nearly upon us. It's time to by school clothes and supplies, check on class and bus schedules, and deal with seemingly endless other details. For children with depression,... Read more Chevron

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Deborah Gray

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posted 07/14/2009, comments (7)

10 Ways to Help When Your Child is Depressed

1. Recognize that clinical depression is a disease. Internalizing this fact will help your child in two ways. One, it will hopefully keep you from blaming yourself or your child. This is no one's fault. Second, if you think of depression as a disease instead of a choice your child is making, you won't say anything stupid like, "Why don't you just... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/04/2009, comment (1)

Success! Success!! The Cartoon-A-Thon for May 2009 Mental Health Month was a success!

Success! Success!! The Cartoon-A-Thon for May 2009 Mental Health Month was a success! The purpose of the Cartoon-A-Thon is to use humor and laughter as positive tools in dealing with emotional disturbances which effect many people and families. Mental disorders due to mental Illness or mood disorders and nothing to laugh at, but that... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/31/2009, comments (6)

Adolescent Depression Screenings: Let's talk about it!

It's not news that teen depression is a growing problem, one that must not be ignored. But what about screening of adolescents for mental health conditions? Is that something that should be required? Optional? This is an issue that I think we need to discuss here, through comments to this post. It's my belief that discussion often gives... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/26/2009, comment (1)

What It's Like to be a Teenager with Depression

It's thirty years ago, but I can still remember in painful detail what it was like to be a teenager with depression. I felt lost all the time. I dragged myself through weekdays and evenings, and weekends I spent as much time as possible in some form of escapism, mainly reading and television. When I filled out applications for college I had... Read more Chevron

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