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1) The bell jar
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 11
Description
This extraordinary work--echoing Plath's own experiences as a rising writer/editor in the early 1950s--chronicles the nervous breakdown of Esther Greenwood: brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, successful, but slowly going under, and maybe for the last time.
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Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
Description
"After an entire summer trying to figure out how to go back to being the person she was before her depression and anxiety diagnosis, twelve-year-old Pluto finds out--with the help of the Hayden Planetarium hotline, a new tutor, and a new friend--that there is no old or new Pluto, there's just Pluto, growing up"--
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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"A moving, portrait of depression, from the host of the podcast The Hilarious World of Depression "This book is an excellent life raft for those of us who are so sure that we are alone in our struggles. You should read it." -Jenny Lawson "A funny, honest book about depression, and what you can do despite it." -Neil Gaiman "Candid and funny and intimate." -Susan Orlean For years John Moe, critically-acclaimed public radio personality and host of The...
6) Depression
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Publisher
Twenty-First century Books
Pub. Date
c2001
Description
Depression is a mental health disorder that affects the lives of millions. Statistics from the World Health Organization show that about 121 million people worldwide are clinically depressed. The symptoms of depression go far beyond just feeling sad. It is a serious disorder that can make it difficult for sufferers to cope with daily life. At its worst, depression can lead to suicide. Major depression affects more than 5 percent of teens and is linked...
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After nineteen editions, almost 40 years, and over 4,000 pages, goodbye is very difficult to say. So instead Collector Books would like you to join us in celebrating the retirement of Cathy and Gene Florence. For the nineteenth, and last time, we present Collector's Encyclopedia of Depression Glass by America's leading glassware authorities. Every edition has included new information and up to date prices. Beautiful color photos have been redone to...
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Publisher
New Harbinger Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
It's not just big choices that can radically change our lives-sometimes it's the small ones. Activating Happiness offers powerful, evidence-based strategies to help you conquer low motivation, nix negative moods, and defeat depression by actively making positive choices in small, everyday moments. If you have depression or just suffer from low mood and lack of motivation, you know that your life isn't going to change with one grand, sweeping gesture....
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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"This book is about depression in children and teenagers during their school years, from 5 to 18. It is written primarily for parents, but we hope that teachers, social workers, health visitors and family doctors will also find it useful. Why do parents need to know about possible depression in their children? All children get sad and miserable from time to time. Sometimes it is difficult to know if such normal unhappiness needs special attention....
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Publisher
Lucent Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
Often known simply as depression, major depressive disorder can affect anyone. This extremely common disorder causes intense feelings of sadness, guilt, and worthlessness, often without any identifiable cause; it is much more than merely feeling sad. Through engaging text and enlightening sidebars, this volume discusses some of the scientific causes of depression and the ways it can be treated. Information is also provided to help those who are struggling...
Pub. Date
2020
Description
Healing Depression is a guide for dealing with a negative mindset and depression. Strategies designed to help readers shift their mindset and enjoy the benefits of mental and emotional wellbeing, this handbook arms readers with the knowledge they need to take charge of their happiness and build a happier, healthier future. With an in-depth and honest look at depression and the science behind it, along with an exploration of the common myths and misconceptions,...
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"Across the world, Hari found social scientists who were uncovering evidence that depression and anxiety are not caused by a chemical imbalance in our brains. In fact, they [believe they] are largely caused by key problems with the way we live today. Hari's journey took him from a ... series of experiments in Baltimore, to an Amish community in Indiana, to an uprising in Berlin. Once he had uncovered [what he argues are] nine real causes of depression...
Author
Publisher
Xlibris Corp
Pub. Date
2014
Description
My Inner Child Must Be Heard is the story in poetry of Corina's life and the many challenges she has faced. Her poems show how God brought her through every situation, and brought healing into her life. Corina's hope is that those who read her poems will find the same kind of healing that she has found through her Lord Jesus Christ, the Healer, Joy and Strength filling her every day. Life has not been easy, living with a body disabled by polio. Yet...
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Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
"Writing from her personal experience as both a recipient and a provider of mental health services, Dr. Noonan explains how to obtain care from professionals, outlines what medical options are available, and lists everyday things people can do to feel better. Integrating medicine, psychology, and holistic care while exploring the basics of mental health, she touches on diet, sleep habits, physical activity, and mindfulness techniques."--From publisher's...
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Publisher
Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Discusses why antidepressants are the wrong way to treat depression and might actually disable the body's own healing system and offers a thirty-day plan that includes dietary changes, over-the-counter supplements, detoxification, and stress reduction to eliminate depression. --Publisher's description.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 14
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Description
Mary Beth Latham is first and foremost a mother, whose three teenaged children come first, before her career as a landscape gardener, or even her life as the wife of a doctor. Caring for her family and preserving their everyday life is paramount. And so, when one of her sons, Max, becomes depressed, Mary Beth becomes focused on him, and is blindsided by a shocking act of violence.
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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
This book contains specific tips, recommendations, and case examples to help make parenting a depressed child less challenging. Seeing your child suffer in any way is a harrowing experience for any parent. Mental illness in children can be particularly draining due to the mystery surrounding it, and the issue of diagnosis at such a tender age. The book gives parents and caregivers an understanding of pediatric depression, its causes, its symptoms,...
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Da Capo Lifelong
Pub. Date
2009
Description
In the past decade, depression rates have skyrocketed, and one in four Americans will suffer from major depression at some point in their lives. Where have we gone wrong? Dr. Stephen S. Ilardi sheds light on our current predicament and reminds us that our bodies were never designed for the sleep-deprived, poorly nourished, frenzied pace of twenty-first-century life. Inspired by the extraordinary resilience of aboriginal groups like the Kaluli of Papua...
20) Depression
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Publisher
Rosen Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2019
Description
Depression, a medical disorder distinct from sadness or grief, affects people around the world of all ages, though many of them are not diagnosed or do not receive adequate treatment. This book explains the symptoms of depression, how it can vary across i
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