| Social Topics |
| Depression & Mental Illness |
| Juvenile Nonfiction |
Summary
Summary
Depression and stress effect close to 30 percent of all teens; a staggering statistic. Stress and anxiety can exhibit in teens by feeling overwhelmed, sad or depressed and tired. This book provides teens with the tools and vocabulary they need to express how they are feeling and when to seek help. Personal interviews with teens coping with depression and stress are revealed as well as warning signs, treatment options, and most importantly, solutions. Sidebars, a relevant glossary of terms, current websites, and science content are included in this detailed look into the teen issue of stress and depression.
Reviews (1)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 9 Up-While unflinching in content, this series is not gloom-and-doom in tone. Report writers and, more importantly, teens who may need a starting place for confronting a crisis will not be turned off by attempts to scare them straight or preach to them. Instead, Marsico gives abundant, solid information. The titles are effectively organized, starting with thorough descriptions of the subjects/problems, which are followed by their mental, physical, emotional, and social impacts and realistic means for surmounting them. The main texts are supplemented with personal anecdotes and meaningful statistics; they conclude with noteworthy documentations of sources and suggestions for further reading. This series is a standout because it's factual without being clinical and compelling without being maudlin. (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
