Description
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Introduction </b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Part 1: Getting to Know Your Cranky and Blue Feelings </b></p>
Chapter 1: What It’s Like to Feel Cranky and Blue <br>Chapter 2: Blues Busters <br>Chapter 3: Going Further: Pencil and Paper Exercises <br>Chapter 4: Connecting with Others: The Best Blues Buster
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Part 2: Getting Help for Hard-to-Handle Problems </b></p>Chapter 5: When Someone Dies or Leaves You (Grief) <br>Chapter 6: When the Blues Won’t Go Away (Depression) <br>Chapter 7: Roller-Coaster Moods (Bipolar Disorder)<br>Chapter 8: Other Problems Related to Depression <br>Chapter 9: When You Feel Like Giving Up on Life (Suicide) <br>Chapter 10: How Experts Can Help
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>A Note to Grown-Ups </b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Index </b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>About the Author </b></p>
<p><b>Dr. James J. Crist</b> is a psychologist and Clinical Director at the Child and Family Counseling Center (CFCC) in Woodbridge, Virginia. At CFCC, he provides psychological testing and individual, couples, and family psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and adults, specializing in children with ADHD, depression, and anxiety disorders. He is also a licensed substance abuse counselor who works with addictive disorders in teens and adults. Dr. Crist has authored and coauthored numerous books, including Keeping Your Cool When They Can't: Parenting Children Who Struggle with Anger; I'm Here: A Peer Counseling Guide for Teens; What's the Big Deal About Addictions?; What to Do When You're Cranky and Blue; What to Do When You're Scared and Worried; Siblings: You're Stuck with Each Other, So Stick Together; and The Survival Guide to Making and Being Friends.</p><br>