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One in five teenagers in Australia will experience major depression before they are 18 years of age and the chance of a child developing depression has tripled in the past 30 years. Depression is also particularly prevalent in girls; staggeringly, over 340,000 prescriptions of antidepressants were written for young people under 18 in 2005. This book describes the factors contributing to this increasing depression in young people and why our search for constant happiness is setting our children up for problems. It is important for all parents to know that, contrary to popular myth, depression can be prevented and treated. An invaluable contact list of mental health organisations, support groups and websites where parents and carers can seek further help is also included. This book is a much-needed practical, clear and highly accessible guide to identify and help depressed teens.

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Associate Professor LEANNE ROWE AM is the former Chairman of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and has extensively published in the area of adolescent mental health. Professor BRUCE TONGE is Head of the Centre for Development Psychiatry and Chairperson of the Division of Psychiatry at Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne. Professor DAVID BENNETT is Head of the NSW Centre for the Advancement of Adolescent Health.

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