Can I Catch It Like a Cold?: Coping With a Parent's Depression
by Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
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Family & Relationships. Juvenile Nonfiction. Sociology. HTML:In partnership with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Tundra is proud to launch an important series of books for children who have to cope with adult-sized problems.Young Alex’s father had been a policeman until he began to suffer from depression, perhaps the most common mental health issue we face. Alex’s questions are those that are often asked by the children of parents who have depression: is the parent show more simply lazy? Does he no longer care? And is it something I can catch, like a cold?
In simple, straightforward language, the book explains what depression is and how it is treated. It also prepares a child for working with a helping professional. And perhaps most important, it reassures a child that he or she is not alone.
Written by Canada’s foremost experts in the field, this is an important book to spur discussion and allay fears of those affected by depression. show less
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Alex's father has depression. Alex has so many questions about what this means. Can he catch it? Can he help his father? Is his father just lazy? This book is so helpful for children that have parents suffering with depression. This book helps them understand more what depression is.
This book talks about a kids father suffers from depression his son asks him questions about depression and what it means he tries to help his son understand what depression is and what it feels like.
Provides good information on depression.
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