As you read in CAMH Library's post earlier this week, the number of people diagnosed with depression is on the rise.
CAMH Education has worked with a number of our experts and clinicians to develop a number of resources to help better understand depression, and how it can effect not only the person diagnosed, but friends, family and others around them.
Here are a few notable publications:
Depression: An Information Guide
This guide is written for people living with depression, their families, and anyone interested in gaining a basic understanding of this illness and its treatment and management. The guide gives information on:
- what depression is and how it is diagnosed
- the different kinds of depression
- the causes and current theories of depression
- the different kinds of treatments available
- frequently asked questions and concerns about medication
- the process of recovery and effective relapse prevention
- how family members can relate to a person with depression
- how to explain depression to children.
Find it on the CAMH Store here, or online here .
Can I Catch It Cold?
Why is my parent acting this way? Will my parent get better? Is it my fault? Can I catch depression like a cold? These are among the many questions asked by children when a parent has depression. When children do not have answers to their questions, they tend to come up with their own, which can be incorrect and frightening.
Can I Catch It like a Cold? explores children’s common questions through the story of Alex, a young boy who cannot understand why his father sleeps so much and doesn’t go to work anymore; he also doesn’t attend Alex’s soccer games. Alex discovers that his father is depressed, and through the help of family, friends and mental health professionals, Alex gains a greater understanding of depression and stops feeling so alone and confused.
Can I Catch It Like a Cold? Coping with a Parent’s Depressions spurs dialogue, offers reassurance and allays fears for those who cope with this adult-sized problem.
Find it on the CAMH Store here.
When a Parent Is Depressed... What Kids Want to Know
When a parent has depression, children’s questions can be especially difficult to answer. This brochure will help parents and other adults to provide clear and direct answers to the most common questions children have when a parent has depression.
Find it on the CAMH Store here, or online here.
Our full range of publications can be accessed on the CAMH Store here, and many can be access on this website under Guides and Publications.
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