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   Childhood Depression

• Wing of Madness: Children and Depression (Site) - Discusses myths about childhood depression, symptoms and treatment options.
• MerckSource - Adolescent Depression (Site) - Information about depression in teens, its causes and warning signs.
• The Depressed Child (Site) - For adults who want to help depressed children. Administered by the parent of a child who died of undiagnosed depression. Chat room, list of symptoms and treatments, legislative/political developments, and resources.
• Teen Depression (Site) - Prevention, detection, and treatment of teen depression and how to distinguish it from teen stress.
• Alice's Garden (Site) - Support and information for parents of children with depression, including a catalog of links, a discussion board and an ICQ group.
• National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association (Site) - To educate patients, families, professionals, and the public concerning the nature of depressive and manic-depressive illness as treatable medical diseases; to foster self-help for patients and families; to eliminate discrimination and stigma; to improve access to care; and to advocate for research toward the elimination of these illnesses.
• Depression in Youth - Childhood Depression (Site) - Childhood and adolescent depression resources, from your About.com Depression Guide.
• Understanding and Dealing With Depression in Ages 6 to 12 (Site) - Covers symptoms of depression in children, as well as recommended treatment and advice to parents.
• Children and Medication for Depression (Site) - Articles, agencies, organizations, and websites to find information and resources for issues involving the medication of children, adolescents, and teenagers for the treatment of depression.
• Experience Journal: Pediatric Depression (Site) - Stories and personal experiences from families with a child suffering from depression.
• Depression in Children and Adolescents (Site) - Diagnosis and treatment of childhood and adolescent depression.
• Depression in Children and Adolescents (Site) - Information on how to identify signs of depression from early childhood children through adolescence. Discussion of treatment options.