Talking to depression
Subtitle: simple ways to connect when someone in your life is depressed
By: by Claudia J. Strauss ; with a foreword by Martha Manning.
Publisher: New American Library
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
Subjects: Depression, Mental -- Popular works.; Depressed persons -- Family relationships.; Depression -- psychology.; Communication.; Depressive Disorder -- psychology.; Interpersonal Relations.
Genres: Popular works.
Table of contents: title: Getting started; title: An overview of depression : frequently asked questions; title: Where to start : deciding you can help; title: Seeing through their eyes : what depression feels like; title: What to say; title: Opening the conversation : first things to say; title: Words that wound : what not to say; title: Words that work : what to say; title: Do's and don'ts : a helpful reference; title: Answering the unanswerable : responding to difficult questions; title: What to do; title: Without words : using body language to show your support; title: Some practical support : ways you can help keep life on track; title: Gifting : what you can give to help healing happen; title: Suicide; title: Warning signs : what to look for; title: Assessing imminent danger : what to ask; title: Still here : moving toward survival; title: Living day to day; title: Situation by situation : one thing at a time; title: Kids and teenagers; title: Tips for kids : when someone in the family is suffering from depression; title: Tips about kids : when they are depressed themselves; title: Taking care of yourself; title: Talking to yourself : sustaining your strength.