Depression & Bipolar

• Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ)
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  The ASQ toolkit is a free resource for medical settings (emergency department, inpatient medical/surgical units, outpatient clinics/primary care) that can help nurses or physicians successfully identify youth at risk for suicide. Ages: 10-24
• Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
  The C-SSRS is designed for professionals to assess suicide risk, with several versions tailored to varied settings or populations.
• The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
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  PHQ-9 is a self-administered diagnostic instrument used to assess at-risk populations for the presence and severity of depression. This nine-item scale was designed using the nine diagnostic criteria in the DSM.
  Ages: 12 and over • Time: 5 minutes
• Patient Health Questionnaire Modified for Adolescents (PHQ-A)
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  PHQ-A is a self-administered instrument used to screen for depression in adolescents.
  Ages: 11-17 • Time: 5 minutes
• Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ-short)
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  Ages: 6-18

Evidence-Based Treatments for Major Depressive Disorder in Adolescents

Popular Psychosocial Treatments:

Psychotherapy, specifically, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), is an evidenced based, treatment of depression. CBT focuses on three components. These components are cognitive (e.g., cognitive distortions, behavioral (e.g., withdrawing) and physiologic (e.g., what the body responds like to the thoughts, including somatic symptoms). The University of Washington’s Harborview Medical Center shares several CBT therapist resources that can be used by clients and/or healthcare professionals.

• CBT
• CBT and medication
• CBT with parents
• Family therapy

Guidelines for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care (GLAD-PC): Part II. Treatment and Ongoing Management

Therapist Aid is a great resource to find CBT tools.

Evidence-Based Treatments for Bipolar Disorder

• Bipolar Disorder Worksheets: Designed for therapists.
• Different Types of therapy for Bipolar Disorder: Overview of popular therapeutic interventions for individuals with Bipolar Disorder.

• Depression Coding Fact Sheet for Primary Care Clinicians, American Academy of Pediatrics

Read the viewing instructions to learn how to earn CME credit. Recordings are listed in alphabetical order.

• Child and Adolescent Depression
  October 20, 2021
  Slides | Video
• Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder & Childhood Bipolar Disorder
  May 7, 2020
  Slides | Video
• Major Depressive Disorder
  April 2, 2020
  Slides | Video
• Persistent Depressive Disorder
  April 16, 2020
  Slides | Video

Depression:

• A Mental Health Check-In, 14 Questions to ask Your Child: Dr. Eli Lebowitz, Program for Anxiety Disorders at Yale Child Study Center, provides key questions to ask children.
• Anxiety and Depression Association of America: ADAA is an international nonprofit membership organization dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and cure of anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and co-occurring disorders through education, practice, and research.
• Childhood Depression: Anxiety and Depression Association of American provides an overview of signs, symptoms, and treatments for childhood depression.
• Depression Resource Center of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Parenting a Depressed Teenager: Tips and support for families to foster a safe and supportive relationship with their depressed child.
• Teen Depression: The Mayo Clinic identifies the signs, risk factors, and prevention for teenage depression.

Bipolar Disorder:

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Bipolar Disorder Resource Center: Video clips, “facts for families,” and many other resource links
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Practice Parameter on Bipolar Disorder. This contains a very detailed review of treatments.
• Bipolar Disorder Resource Center of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance Parents Med Guide: Contains bipolar disorder medication information from American Psychiatric Association and American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
• National Institute of Mental Health: National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Bipolar Disorder section.
• Young Minds: Bipolar Disorder

Depression:

• Helping Teens Cope with Anxiety, Depression & More: On Boys podcast discusses the mental health of young boys.
• Teens & Depression: Practically Perfect Parenting podcast about the difference between normal sadness and depression, medication treatments for youth who have depression, and other treatment alternatives.
• When Depression Hits, Teens Find Help from NPR

Bipolar Disorder:

• NPR: Tips for Parenting a Child with Bipolar Disorder (podcast and transcript)
• The Bipolar Experience of Anxiety with Tracy Anglada

Depression:

• Top Apps for Depression: Healthline reviews the top apps for supporting people with depression.

Bipolar Disorder:

• iMoodJournal: Daily mood tracking
• Breathe2Relax: Guided deep breathing
• eMoods: This app was designed for people with bipolar disorder to capture daily highs, lows, symptoms, etc., to track mood changes and see monthly reports, identify triggers, and improve care.
• Medisafe: Medication tracking/reminders.

Depression:

• Children and Mental Health, Is it just a stage: National Institute of Mental Health provides a short guide for signs, symptoms, and treatment options for childhood depression.
• Common Warning Signs of Mental Illness: Provided by National Alliance of Mental Illness
• Quick overview of Depression: Provided by the National Alliance on Mental Illness

Bipolar Disorder:

• Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens: A Parent’s Guide
• Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens, National Institutes of Health (2020). Causes, symptoms, treatment, and more.

Depression:

• A Child’s Home Environment Can Impact the Risk of Developing Depression: Science Daily reviews research linking childhood environments to the risk of depression in adulthood.
• A Rise In Depression Among Teens And Young Adults Could Be Linked To Social Media Use: NPR review of a study linking iGen youth depression to social media.

Bipolar Disorder:

• Living with Someone with Bipolar Disorder
• Tough Choices for Parents of Adults With Bipolar Disorder

Depression:

• Anxiety and Depression: Association of America compiled a list of books on childhood and teenage depression.

Bipolar Disorder:

• An Unquiet Mind (1995), by Kay Redfield Jamison, MD. A memoir by a bipolar disorder researcher who had the illness herself.
• Bipolar Disorder for Dummies (2005), by Candida Fink, MD and Joe Craynak. An easy to read balanced book.
• The Bipolar Teen: What You Can Do to Help Your Child and Your Family (2007), by David Miklowitz, PhD and Elizabeth George, PhD.
• The Bipolar Workbook: Tools for controlling Your Mood Swings, Second Edition (2015), by Monica Ramirez Basco. Contains practical advice based on CBT principles.
• Your Child Does Not Have Bipolar Disorder (2011) by Stuart Kaplan. Provides information on when a bipolar label would not be appropriate and how we can help irritable, angry, and explosive children.

Depression:

• Conquering Depression: How I Became My Own Hero – Hunter Kent spent many of her teen years battling depression. She shares her journey from despair to peace, and how she now uses her past suffering to connect and empathize with those in need of encouragement and hope.
• Signs Your Child is Depressed

Bipolar Disorder:

• Raising Sadie: My Bipolar Child
• Sadie’s Story: The Tale of a Bipolar Child