What are the symptoms of depression in secondary school students? What are the causes and the treatment of depression? What is the rela tionship between high-risk behaviors and depressive illness? And what are the gender differences related to the disorder? Secondary school principals should know the answers to these questions.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
Beardslee, W.R.; Hoke, L.; Wheelock, I.; Rothberg, P.; van de Velde, P.; and Swatling, S. "Initial Findings on Preventive Interventions for Families with Parental Affective Disorders." American Journal of Psychiatry149(1992): 1335-40.
2.
Dryfoos, J.G.Safe Passage: Making It Through Adolescence in a Risky Society. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.
3.
Facts for Families. Available from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 3615 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20016-3007; (202) 966-7300.
4.
Hendrix, M.L.Bipolar Disorder (NIH Publication No. 93-3679). Bethesda, Md.: National Institutes of Health, 1993.
5.
Ingersoll, B.D., and Goldstein, S. Lonely , Sad, and Angry: A Parent's Guide to Depression in Children and Adolescents. New York: Doubleday, 1995.
6.
Jamison, K.R.An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1995 .
7.
Janis, P. "On the Edge: A Leading Expert on Manic Depression Reveals How She, Too, Overcame Its Demons." The Detroit News, October 6, 1995, p. 1E.
8.
Jensen, E.Teaching with the Brain in Mind. Alexandria, Va. : ASCD, 1998.
9.
Lost and Found: Young People Talk About Depression [Video]. Northbrook, Ill.: Film Ideas, 1996 .
10.
Marx, E., and Wooley, S. F., eds. Health Is Academic: A Guide to Coordinated School Health Programs. New York: Teachers College Press, 1998.
11.
McCarthy, A.R.Healthy Teens: Success in High School and Beyond. Birmingham, Mich.: Bridge Communications, 1997 .
12.
—. Parents as Partners: Keeping Kids Healthy. Pontiac, Mich. : Oakland County Health Division, and Waterford, Mich.: Oakland Schools, 1996.
13.
Ozer, E.M.; Brindis, C.D.; Millstein, S.G.; Knopf, D.K.; and Irwin, C.E., Jr. America's Adolescents: Are They Healthy? San Francisco, Calif.: University of California-San Francisco, National Adolescent Health Information Center, 1998.
14.
Petersen, A.C.; Compas, B.E.; Brooks-Gunn, J.; Stemmler, M.; Ey, S.; and Grant, K. E. "Depression in Adolescence ." American Psychologist48( 1993): 155-68.
15.
Pipher, M.Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls. New York: Ballantine Books, 1994 .
16.
Poynton, L.E.The Romance of Risk: Why Teenagers Do the Things They Do. New York: Basic Books, 1997.
17.
Sadker, D., and Sadker, M.Failing at Fairness: How America's Schools Cheat Girls. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1994.
18.
Shapiro, P.G.A Parent's Guide to Childhood and Adolescent Depression. New York: Dell Publishing, 1994.
19.
Slaby, A., and Garfinkel, L.F. No One Saw My Pain: Why Teens Kill Themselves. New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 1994.
