Nominated for the British Medical Awards Book Prize in the Popular Medicine category

Do you often feel down and easily irritable? Do your relationships with family and friends seem more complicated than ever? Do you wish someone would understand that you are not just a bunch of teenagers with bad moods? If so, you are not alone, and this book can help you.

Depression is more than just simple sadness or a bad mood, and it can make life feel overwhelmingly difficult. Depression tells you that you can't do anything about it, but with the right help, you can change your story and rediscover everything there is to enjoy in life.

This practical guide uses techniques based on Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Adolescents (IPT-A), which has been used to help children and young people with depression around the world. IPT-A helps you develop your own narrative about what is happening in your life, so you can understand your depression and how to overcome it.

You will learn who you can call for help, even when depression tries to convince you that no one cares. Don’t listen to it – depression gives bad advice! IPT-A helps you sort out problems with others, which is an inevitable part of life as you grow up and so much changes around you. With IPT-A, we will achieve this together.

Pages: 384, Year of Publication: 0913, Dimensions: 13x13cm