The author shares her experiences with childhood depression, explains what is currently known about major depression in adolescents, and offers tips on how to deal with depression both at home and at school.

Clouds roll in: Introduction to depression -- Belly of the beast: Signs and Symptoms -- My last thread pulled apart: Thoughts of suicide -- Eight days in the dark: Stay in the hospital -- Back among the living: Medicine and therapy -- Bumps in the road: Coping in everyday life -- One day at a time: Recovering from depression -- Index.