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Recommended Reading

In conjunction with the Junior League of Cincinnati, Barnes and Noble, Kenwood, the Division Psychiatry at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center recommends the following reading materials:

Depression / Suicide Reading List

For Professionals:

  • Out of the Shadows: Confronting America's Mental Health Crisis. E. Fuller Torrey, MD. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997.
  • Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Suicidal Behavior. J Amer Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry, 40:7 supplement, July 2001.
  • Cognitive Therapy of Depression. Aaron T. Beck, MD. Guilford Press, 1979.
  • Cognitive Therapy Treatment Manual for Depressed and Suicidal Youth. David A. Brent, MD and Kim Poling, LSW. University at Pittsburg Health Systems, 1997.

For Teens:

  • When Nothing Matters Anymore: A Survival Guide for Depressed Teens. Bev Cobaine. Free Spirit Press, 1998.
  • Kid Power Tactics for Dealing with Depression. Nicholas and Susan Dubuque. Center for Applied Psychology, Inc., 1996.
  • Life on the Edge. James Dobson, PhD. Word Publishing, 1995.
  • Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls. Mary Pipher. Putnam, 1994.

For Parents and Families:

  • More Than Moody: Recognizing and Treating Adolescent Depression. Harold S. Koplewicz, MD. Penguin Press, September 2002.
  • Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy. David Burns, MD. Mass Market Paperback, October 1999.
  • The Strong-Willed Child. James Dobson, PhD. Tyndale House, 1998.
  • When Someone You Love is Depressed. Laura E. Rosen, PhD and Xavier F. Amador, PhD. The Free Press, 1996.
  • What to do When Someone You love is Depressed, A Self Help and Help Others Guide. Mitch Golant, PhD. and Susan Golant. 1996.
  • When Love is Not Enough. Stephen Arterburn and Jim Burns. Focus on the Family, 1992.
  • Bringing Kids Up Without Tearing Them Down. Kevin Leman. Focus on the Family, 1993.
  • The Bipolar Child: The Definitive and Reassuring Guide to Childhood's Most Misunderstood Disorder. Demitri Papolos, MD and Janice Papolos. Broadway Books, 1999.
  • Children are From Heaven. John Gray, PhD. Harper Collins, 1999.
  • The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children. Ross Greene, PhD. Harper Collins, 1998.

Contact Us

The Psychiatric Intake Response Center is staffed 24 hours a day and can be reached at 513-636-4124. The center can also be reach via email at psychiatryresponse@cchmc.org.