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Video Resources

‘Suicide Cluster’ in Palo Alto: Students Share Stories of Anxiety, Depression

Learning Objective: 12.1 Differentiate between Reactive Attachment Disorder and Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder in terms of their key features, causes, and treatment.

Description: This 7-minute ABC News video describes a group of suicides in Palo Alto. Several teens talk about the pressure they feel in the town.

Questions to Consider

1. What is a suicide cluster? What groups are most vulnerable?
2. Describe the suicide contagion in Palo Alto?
3. What common factors do you hear among the teens?
4. What can high schools do to help?
    

Why We Need to Talk about Depression

Learning Objective: 13.2 Describe the key features of Major Depressive Disorder and Persistent Depressive Disorder and show how children might manifest these disorders differently than adults.

Analyze the major causes of depressive disorders in children and adolescents ranging from genetic-biological factors to social-cultural influences.

Evaluate the efficacy and safety of medication, psychosocial therapy, and combined treatment for youths with depressive disorders.

Description: In this 11-minute TED Talk, Kevin Breel discusses his struggle with depression in high school.

Questions to Consider

1. How is depression different from feeling sad?
2. What does Kevin mean about living two different lives?
3. How does stigma prevent people from getting help?
    

Irritability in Children: Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder

Learning Objective: 13.1 Describe the key features of Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) and differentiate DMDD from other conditions affecting young children.

Description: In this brief 2-minute clip, Dr. Ellen Leibenluft describes the history of the diagnosis of Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder.

Questions to Consider

1. Why was bipolar disorder increasing among children? Why was this controversial?
2. What happened to irritable children who were diagnosed with bipoloar disorder when they grew up?
3. How did that lead to DMDD?
    

What I’ve Been Through is Not Who I Am

Learning Objective: 12.3 List and give examples of the four main types of child maltreatment. Describe the potential consequences of child maltreatment and evidence-based treatments.

Description: This 20-minute documentary from ECPAT (an organization dedicated to ending sexual exploitation), discusses the commercial sexual exploitation of children.

Questions to Consider

1. Describe what happened to Katrina.
2. How did she move from victim to survivor?
3. Why is legislative reform necessary to help in the treatment of this form of child sexual abuse?
    

Audio Resources

Depressed Teen’s Struggle to Find Mental Health Care in Rural California

Learning Objective: 13.2 Describe the key features of Major Depressive Disorder and Persistent Depressive Disorder and show how children might manifest these disorders differently than adults.

Description: This 4-minute video tells the story of one teen who attempted suicide and then had a difficult time finding appropriate care.

Questions to Consider

1. Describe the process of getting help for Shariah.
2. Why is it easier to deny insurance for mental health?
3. Why do you think there was a tension between the evidence-based standards and what the family of this girl was requesting?
    

Warnings Against Antidepressants for Teens May Have Backfired

Learning Objective: 13.2.b Evaluate the efficacy and safety of medication, psychosocial therapy, and combined treatment for youths with depressive disorders.

Description: This 4-minute clip discusses the aftermath of placing black box warnings on SSRIs to treat adolescent depression.

Questions to Consider

1. Why were black box warnings placed on SSRIs? What was the research to back this up?
2. What happened to suicide attempts following these warnings?
3. What is an appropriate next step to resolve this?