Adolescent Depression (IN: Youth Suicide: The Critical Issues, San Francisco: 1984)

Dr. Norman Farberow, co-founder of the L.A. Suicide Prevention Centre, presents a broad overview of childhood & adolescent depression. Recognition of clinical depression within these age groups is a relatively recent development, although such symptomatology was identified as early as the 1920’s. Although not all suicidal individuals are depressed, Dr. Faberow emphasizes that there is an intimate relationship betweendepression & suicide & it is especially important in children & adolescents.(NBB