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About : Depression
http://depression.about.com/od/teenchild/teens.htm
This Web site is a portion of About.com and links to many reputable sites that deal with teen depression.  There is a wide variety of information for both teens and their parents.  The information ranges from easy to more medical and technical.

American Psychological Association
http://www.apa.org/
The American Psychological Association is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States.  This site's search feature allows you to find current information from essays, books, journals and other Web documents on most subjects dealing with psychology, including teen depression.

Focus Adolescent Services -- Teen Depression
http://www.focusas.com/Depression.html
"Though the term 'depression' can describe a normal human emotion, it also can refer to a mental health illness.  Depressive illness in children and teens is defined when the feelings of depression persist and interfere with a child or adolescent's ability to function."  This site offers information about teen depression, including signs of depression, treatments and sources for counseling and therapy.

NAMI Factsheet on Depression in Children and Adolescents
http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=By_Illness&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=17623
Provides definitions, types, and symptoms of depression in children and adolescents.

National Institute of Mental Health -- Depression in Children and Adolescents
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/HealthInformation/depchildmenu.cfm
This fact sheet for physicians is a scholarly overview of child and adolescent depression and is recently updated.

Psychology Information Online -- Depression in Teenagers
http://psychologyinfo.com/depression/teens.htm
This page, developed by psychologist Donald J. Franklin, PhD., is a practical overview of depression in teenagers.  The rest of the Web site includes information about all types of psychological disorders and problems as well as information about forensic psychology.

The Stress Doc -- Teen Depression
http://www.stressdoc.com/teen_depression_series.htm
This Web site is current and written in a style that will appeal to young people.  It is authored by Mark Gorkin, a licensed social worker who addresses many psychological issues in a very understandable format.

TeenHealthFX.com
http://www.teenhealthfx.com/
TeenHealthFX.com is a collaborative effort of teenagers, community leaders and hospitals.  The goal of this site is to provide teens with a fun way to get factual health and medical information on a wide range of subjects, including mental health.  It is an award winning site popular with teens and young adults. 

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Health & Wellness Resource Center
Provides articles, reference sources, and pamphlets on depression in children and adolescents.

Issues & Controversies @ FACTS.com
Search under 'depression' or 'depression in teens' to find articles on Youth Depression, Antidepressant drugs and teens, and other articles related to the subject.

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The following books can be located in the Rio Hondo College Library.

Reference Books (2nd floor)
Non-circulating:

Suicide (Opposing viewpoints)
Call number: Ref HV6545.S814 2003

Teen suicide (At issue) (Opposing viewpoints series)
Call number: Ref HV6546.T414 2005

Suggested Subject Headings
For additional titles on this topic at Rio Hondo, click on the following Library of Congress subject headings:

Adolescent psychotherapy

Depression in adolescence

Teenagers--Mental health

WebCat     top
Use the box below to search for additional resources in Rio Hondo College Library.

Articles   top
The Rio Hondo College Library provides online access to full-text articles through our online databases.  Please note:  you must be a Rio Hondo College student, faculty, staff or board member to use these services.

The sample searches and articles below are from the ProQuest database. If you are viewing this subject guide from an on-campus computer, simply click on the links below. To gain access if you are at home or off-campus, first click here: https://rioweb.rh.cc.ca.us/library/. Input your student ID number and password [your birthdate]. You will see a list of  all the online databases to which you have access. Click on ProQuest and enter the database. You may conduct your own searches at this point or come back to this subject guide and click on any of the links below:

(SUB(mental depression) and SUB(teenagers) )  (from peer-reviewed journals only)
SU(mental depression) AND SU(teenagers) OR (adolescents)
(SUB(mental depression) and SUB(teenagers) and treatment or therapy )
(SUB(teenagers) and SUB(antidepressants) )
(SUB(teenagers) and SUB(suicides & suicide attempts))

Researched and evaluated by:
E. Ball, Librarian 8/2002
last update: C. Oldham, Librarian 2/2008

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