Introduction: who are these individuals?
Depression unmasked: looking into their inner world
Causes of depression
Observations, symptoms, and checklists
Prevalence: what do the statistics say?
Assessments: how is depression measured and reported?
What is influencing youth today?
Sexual orientation and depression
Personnel needed for support
What teachers can do
What parents can do
Strategies to consider for depression in the classroom
Relationship of depression to other disorders
Self-help measures for depressed students
Medications and therapies
Online depression, warning signs, and interventions
Suicide: warning signs and interventions
Thirteen guidelines to success
A personal view of depression
Epilogue: looking to the future.