Resources for family of depressed teen

Post date: 2018-09-20 07:54:33

I am looking for excellent books, websites, articles, and other resources aimed at parents of teenagers diagnosed with major depression (non-psychotic). Personal advice for family members is also welcome.

I would love to find great resources (articles, websites, books, whatever) on the following topics:

1. Helping a parent understand a teenage child's depression. The parent in question understands in theory the kid can't just snap out of it, but could use some more insight into understanding depression because they don't know much about mental health issues in general. The resources I'm finding for parents tend to be about how tell if your kid is depressed or are very short overviews. I'd like something that explains depression and also gives advice on how to interact with your child in a supportive way.

2. Helping a younger sibling (a younger teen) understand the older sibling's depression. This could also be a resource on how a parent could talk to a younger sibling about depression. (I understand this is called well-sibling syndrome).

Please know that the teen in question has been diagnosed by a psychiatrist and is beginning treatment.

I also welcome other general insight or advice for family members of teenagers with major depression. Thanks.

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