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Depression, Mental

It's Kind of a Funny Story

Ned Vizzini

New York City teenager Craig Gilner succumbs to academic and social pressures at an elite high school and enters a psychiatric hospital after attempting suicide.

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Under the Wolf, Under the Dog

Adam Rapp

Sixteen-year-old Steve struggles to make sense of his mother's terminal breast cancer and his brother's suicide.

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Under the Wolf, Under the Dog

Adam Rapp

Sixteen-year-old Steve struggles to make sense of his mother's terminal breast cancer and his brother's suicide.

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When Nothing Matters Anymore

Bev Cobain

A guide to understanding and coping with depression, discussing the different types, how and why the condition begins, how it may be linked to substance abuse or suicide, and how to get help.

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Everything You Need to Know About Depression

Eleanor H. Ayer

How teens can recognize and deal with depression.

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Conquering the Beast within

Cait Irwin

Describes the author's bout with depression while providing reassuring suggestions for teens who find themselves in similar circumstances.

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Pardon Me, You're Stepping On My Eyeball!

Paul Zindel

Two alienated teenagers learn to cope with their personal problems by being honest with each other.

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Damage

A. M. Jenkins

Seventeen-year-old football hero Austin, trying to understand the inexplicable depression that has drained his interest in life, thinks that he has found relief in a girl who seems very special.

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Depression

Dianne R. Hales

Explores some causes of depression, ways to overcome this illness, and where and when to seek help.

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Teenage Depression and Drugs

John Chiles

Examines the causes of teen-age depression and suicide and the role drugs play in the emotional upheavals of young people.

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