Depression Young Adults

People who have never been depressed have no idea what it's like. And people who have know all too well how tough depression can be to live with. Dr. Faith explains the brain science behind depression, complete with Zuul references, and talks you through the different options out there for getting better. Yes there are things you can do to feel good again (including drugs, but avoiding a spiraling successions of drug cocktails).

Why is it that the behaviour of teenagers can be so odd? As they grow older, young children steadily improve their sense of how to behave, and then all of a sudden, they can become totally uncommunicative, wildly emotional and completely unpredictable. We used to think that erratic teenage...

With his shaved head and begging bowl the new kid is an automatic target for the bully boys of Edward Rucher High, an easy mark for their casual cruelty.

The second novel by the phenomenally talented Alice Oseman, the author of the million-copy bestselling Heartstopper books—now a major Netflix series. What if everything you set yourself up to be was wrong? Frances has always been a study machine with one goal: elite university. Nothing will...

"Girl in Pieces" - der internationale Jugendbuch-Bestseller von Kathleen Glasgow - jetzt auf Deutsch! Das Buch begeisterte die BookTok-Community mit seiner intensiven Coming-of-Age-Geschichte über selbstverletzendes Verhalten, Depression und den Kampf gegen innere Dämonen. Charlotte ist zerbrochen. Mit nur siebzehn Jahren hat sie mehr verloren, als die meisten Menschen im Leben. Mehr als ein Mensch ertragen kann. Aber sie hat gelernt, wie man vergisst. Wie man seinen Körper gefühllos gegen Schmerz macht.

James was the guy no one noticed - another 15-year-old living in a small town. So when he gets into the American Science and Mathematics Academy (or ASMA), a public boarding school, James decides that it’s time to leave the past behind. In a student body made up of nerds and geeks, being cool is easy. All it takes is a few harmless lies to invent the new James: rebel, punk, street fighter. Everyone’s impressed - except for the beautiful Ellie Frost.

Tenth grade isn't going according to plan for Lainey. Her twin brother moved across the country to live with their dad and stepmom, leaving Lainey—and her anxiety—behind. And Lainey's starting to realize that maybe most of her friends were really her brother's friends. Thank god for Bliss.

From Morris Award finalist Sonia Patel comes a sharply written YA about a girl grappling with a dark, painful secret from her past, perfect for fans of All My Rage and The Way I Used to Be. It’s eighteen-year-old Gita Desai’s first year at Stanford, and the fact that she’s here and not...

With one touch of any body that passes through Richter Funeral Home, Georgia Richter can awaken the spirit of the departed. With one more touch, she makes the spirit disappear to a fate that remains mysterious to her. To cope with her deep anxiety about death, she does her best to fulfill the final wishes of the deceased whose ghosts she briefly revives. Then her classmate Milo's body arrives at Richter—and his spirit wants help with unfinished business, forcing her to reckon with her relationship to grief and mortality.

Davi está no segundo ano do ensino médio e finalmente tomou coragem para iniciar o curso de astrologia que sempre quis fazer, mas nunca teve coragem de admitir, por medo de sofrer preconceitos. Entre signos e mapas astrais, conhece Milena, uma menina incrível, que o deixa encantado com seu jeito apaixonante. Tetê, melhor amiga de Davi, o incentiva a investir no relacionamento, mas vencer a timidez é um desafio para ele. Ajudar Zeca, seu amigo que passa por problemas amorosos, também é uma dificuldade, pois Davi é inexperiente no assunto.

Tetê acaba de se mudar com a família toda para a casa dos avós em Copacabana, no Rio de Janeiro. O lindo e espaçoso apartamento da Barra da Tijuca em que morava teve que ser vendido, pois com a crise o pai perdeu o emprego, e o resultado é que a vida dela virou de cabeça para baixo. Além de perder a privacidade – tendo que dividir o espaço com cinco parentes malucos que brigam o tempo todo –, ela perdeu todas as suas referências. A única coisa que a deixa feliz é cozinhar. E, claro, comer as delícias que faz.

It's hard not to notice Terra Cooper. She's tall, blond, and has an enviable body. But with one turn of her cheek, all people notice is her unmistakably "flawed" face. Terra secretly plans to leave her stifling small town in the Northwest and escape to an East Coast college, but gets pushed off-course by her controlling father. When an unexpected collision puts Terra directly in Jacob's path, the handsome but quirky Goth boy immediately challenges her assumptions about herself and her life, and she is forced in yet another direction.

Viveca North has always done her best to be perfect. She runs three miles every morning before arriving early to school where she volunteers as a peer tutor. After school, she prioritizes studying. On weekend mornings, she reads classic literature and the newspaper—a habit she developed to help prep for the SATs and then never dropped. Her classmates consider her a bit of a know it all. So it’s no surprise doesn’t have many friends, but she feels she’s earned her spot as valedictorian. Too bad Jamison Clifton is trying to take it from her. . .Jamison doesn’t need to try to be perfect.

Seventeen-year-old Jonah Daniels has lived in Verona Cove, California, his whole life, and only one thing has ever changed: His father used to be alive, and now he is not. With a mother lost in a deep bout of depression, Jonah and his five siblings struggle to keep up their home and the restaurant their dad left behind. But at the start of summer, a second change rolls in: Vivi Alexander, the new girl in town.

I’m a big girl, “plus-sized”, whatever. I’m sick of hearing about it, especially since my doctor diagnosed me with PCOS. So when mean girl Merritt shot her mouth off about how fat people should just lose weight, I couldn’t take it anymore. And now I’ve got a huge problem. To prove curvy girls like me can get happily-ever-afters too, I have to get our school’s quarterback, Beckett Langley, to take me to homecoming. And he doesn’t know I even exist. But it’s not hopeless. Four other girls just like me are willing to help, because enough is enough.

Alex ist wütend. Seit dem Autounfall, bei dem sein Vater ums Leben gekommen ist, ist nichts mehr wie früher. Schuld an allem ist der Fahrer des anderen Wagens, das steht für Alex fest. Er setzt es sich zum Ziel, den Mann zu finden und zu bestrafen. Unterstützung erhofft er sich von den "Black Boys". Dass die rechtsradikale Ansichten vertreten, nimmt er in Kauf. Im Gegenzug muss er sich an den gewalttätigen Aktionen der Gruppe beteiligen.

Tilda kann es nicht fassen: Ihre Zwillingsschwester Maxime bittet sie um Hilfe bei einer ihrer unmöglichen Aktionen. Tilda soll Maximes Platz in der Reality-Show "The Dating Game" einnehmen. Maxime ist nur zum Spaß für zwei Wochen nach Portugal geflogen, hat sich dann allerdings unsterblich in Junggeselle Florian verliebt. Da sie aber dringend zurück nach Deutschland muss, fleht sie Tilda an, sich als sie auszugeben und Florian für sie zu erobern.

Zoe and Hank (short for Hannah) have been inseparable since they met in elementary school. The leader of the pack, Zoe is effortlessly popular while Hank hides comfortably in her shadow. But when Zoe's parents unexpectedly divorce, Zoe's perfect facade starts cracking little by little. Sinking under the weight of her broken family, Zoe develops an eating disorder. Now she must rely on Hank for help.

After the car crash that leaves her best friend dead, Jenna is permanently scarred. She struggles to rebuild her life, but every stare in the street makes her want to retreat further from the world. Until she meets Ryan. Ryan's a traveller. When he and his mother arrive in the village, he can't imagine why this place shouldn't be as unwelcoming as the rest. Until he meets Jenna. But as Jenna and Ryan grow closer, repercussions from the crash continue to reverberate through the community. And then a body is found.

Sonny Ardmore is an excellent liar. She lies about her dad being in prison. She lies about her mom kicking her out. And she lies about sneaking into her best friend's house every night because she has nowhere else to go. Amy Rush might be the only person Sonny shares everything with - secrets, clothes, even a nemesis named Ryder Cross.