Bev Cobain Chat Tonight- Teen Depression
Q: For adults, teen depression is often difficult to acknowledge and understand,
let alone diagnose. We’d rather chalk it up to typical teen angst. But,
there’s nothing typical about a teen who is caught in the depths of pain,
unbearable sadness, numbing helplessness, and even uncontrollable rage. For
teens, depression is an added confusion to a turbulent time, with little
available to help them sort it out. Until now.
A:WHEN NOTHING MATTERS ANYMORE: A SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR DEPRESSED TEENS, by Bev
Cobain, R.N.,C., provides insight, advice and hope-from someone who knows. Bev
Cobain knew the story behind the headlines when her young cousin Kurt completed
suicide in 1994. She’s seen it before. Kurt was the third member of the
Cobain family to kill themselves, and Bev, too, had struggled with alcohol,
drugs, and depression before turning her life around.
As a psychiatric nurse specializing in teen depression and suicide prevention,
Bev knows the complexities of depression-especially when filtered through the
adolescent experience. As an older cousin of the late Nirvana rock star, Kurt
Cobain, she was drawn into the media circus surrounding his suicide and has
spoken to hundreds of teens around the country. Determined to make a
difference, she’s written a book for teens (and the parents and adults who
care for them) that examines what happens, what hurts, what’s hidden, and
what helps.
Bev has the real information on teen depression, it’s causes, complication,
and cures. She has a passion for young people and the determination to put her
knowledge and experience to work on their behalf. Suicide is an unnecessary
tragedy. If sharing the Cobain name helps to get the message out, so be it.
The National Institute for Mental Health states that “major depression in
teens and adolescents is more likely identified by the teens themselves than
the parents.” Bev agrees and hopes kids will discover that:
They are not alone
Depression is treatable
They can take steps to make their lives better and more livable
You can order her book from Free Spirit Publishing, toll-free, 1-800-735-7323
or www.freespirit.com.
Bev is in the midst of a national radio tour. She has done online chats for
CNN and MSNBC, and her book has been featured in Teen People. She was recently
presented with the first annual Green Ribbon Award from the National Mental
Health Association for her efforts to generate awareness of childhood
depression.
Bev Cobain, R.N.,C.,
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