Talking to depression : simple ways to connect when someone in your life is depressed / by Claudia J. Strauss ; with a foreword by Martha Manning.

Getting started -- An overview of depression : frequently asked questions -- Where to start : deciding you can help -- Seeing through their eyes : what depression feels like -- What to say -- Opening the conversation : first things to say -- Words that wound : what not to say -- Words that work : what to say -- Do's and don'ts : a helpful reference -- Answering the unanswerable : responding to difficult questions -- What to do -- Without words : using body language to show your support -- Some practical support : ways you can help keep life on track -- Gifting : what you can give to help healing happen -- Suicide -- Warning signs : what to look for -- Assessing imminent danger : what to ask -- Still here : moving toward survival -- Living day to day -- Situation by situation : one thing at a time -- Kids and teenagers -- Tips for kids : when someone in the family is suffering from depression -- Tips about kids : when they are depressed themselves -- Taking care of yourself -- Talking to yourself : sustaining your strength.