Raising an Optimistic Child

Recent media attention has raised awareness of childhood depression, which can occur even as early as infancy, and the dangers of antidepressants for kids Based on the authors' university-sponsored Uplift Program, showing how to forge relationships that alleviate depression Bob Murray and Alicia Fortinberry have taught their method at universities and medical centers including Duke,Tufts, and the University of South Florida According to the National Institutes of Health, 2.5 percent of American children suffer from clinical depression