What's wrong?: Could you be depressed?
How depression affects your brain
Drugs, alcohol, and depression
Getting help and staying well: Who and what can help
From the Book - Revised and updated edition.
Foreword / Peter S. Jensen --
1. Depression : the facts --
Famous people with depression --
How to tell if you might be depressed (a quiz) --
A word about depression in teens --
Survival tip #1 : get some exercise --
2. Types of depression --
Bipolar disorder resources --
Okay, I'm depressed. Now what? --
Survival tip #2 : take a break --
3. How depression affects your brain --
When your brain and body stop "talking" --
Gay and lesbian resources --
Survival tip #3 : have some fun --
4. Drugs, alcohol, and depression --
What happens when you abuse drugs and alcohol? --
Getting control of your life --
Substance abuse resources --
Survival tip #4 : eat good food --
Eating disorder resources --
5. Depression and suicide --
Why would anyone want to die? --
Nobody really wants to die --
Survival tip #5 : talk about it --
pt. 2. Getting help and staying well --
6. Who and what can help --
Can I afford treatment? --
Psychotherapy (talk therapy) --
Medications for depression--
What about herbal remedies? --
Survival tip #6 : stick with it --
Ideas for staying strong --
Getting on with your life --
Survival tip #7 : feed your spirit --
Can anything good come of this? --
A note to parents / Elizabeth McCauley --