Anti-Depressants & Therapy in  Teen  Fiction

Total Constant Order by Crissa-Jean Chappell

• Fin is prescribed Paxil and is diagnosed with OCD and clinical depression.

This is What I Did by Ann Dee Ellis

• Logan witnessed a traumatic events and his parents put him into therapy to help him cope.

Going Under by Kathe Koja

• Hilly must deal with a manipulative therapist as she sorts out her feelings about her friend's suicide.

It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

• Craig folds under the pressure of his exclusive private school and checks himself into a hosptial psych ward.

Right Behind You by Gail Giles

• After committing a shocking crime as a child, Kip is instutionalized for several years and continues his therapy after his release.

The Nature of Jade by Deb Calletti

• Jade sees a therapist to help with her anxiety.

Black Box by Julie Schumacher

• Elena's older sister is hospitalized for depression, and the whole family gets therapy to help them deal.

The Day I Killed James

• After James' suicide, Theresa asks for help because she feels responsible.

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to you by Peter Cameron