Bringing Books of Hope In Association With Amazon.com

Helping Your Child Cope With Depression and Suicidal Thoughts         Support for Parents Whose Children are Depressed Contrary to popular belief, young children do get seriously depressed, and many try to kill themselves. In Helping Your Child Cope with Depression and Suicidal Thoughts the authors, Shamoo and Patros, show parents: How to learn to talk, listen, and communicate effectively with a depressed child What situations can cause a child or adolescent to wish to commit suicide What signs to watch for; myths and misinformation about suicide How to determine the risk of suicide And how to intervene by Tonia K. Shamoo Paperback ISBN: 0787908444 192 Pages Pub Jan 1997         Table of Contents 1. Do Kids Kill Themselves? Looking at Suicide Suicide in Children Suicide in Adolescents Certification of Suicide Suicide Clusters Children and Adolescents at Risk Summary 2. Just a Bad Mood? Looking at Depression View One of Depression View Two of Depression Masked Depression Masked Depression or Learning Disability? Developmental Issues Stress in Depression Loss in Depression Physical Factors in Depression 3. Death through a Child's Eyes Children's Views and Attitudes toward Death Adolescents' Views and Attitudes toward Death Death as a Choice Death as Related to Loss Role Reversal 4. Myths and Misinformation about Suicide 5. Is My Child Depressed? Signals of Depression Masked Depression 6. My Child--Suicide? Suicide Warning List for Children and Adolescents 7. Stress Major Stressors School Stresses What Parents Can Do 8. Talking, Listening, Communicating Barriers to Communication Good Communication Patterns 9. Parenting Skills Positive Feelings Setting Limits Rules Consistency and Resistance Independence Acceptance 10. Intervention: What to Do When Intervention Overview Determining the Risk of Suicide Crisis Guidelines for a Variety of Situations 11. After the Suicide Attempt Possible Areas for Change Why? Appendix Notes Index         About the Authors Tonia K. Shamoo Ph.D., is a psychologist in private practice specializing in suicide and depression and a psychological consultant for the Durham, Connecticut, Board of Education. Philip G. Patros is a practicing psychologist and professor emeritus at Southern Connecticut State University.

Page Up | 1/24/03 | Webmaster Copyright© 1997-2006 by Melody Clark, Meadow Lark Press