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Doreen, my son attempted suicide when he was 14, he is now 16. We went through many doctors and many counselors until we found a psychiatrist and counselor that he likes. That is a good part of their recovery--they have to have a doctor they will open up to. If Aaron still didn't like them after several visits we just found another one. He has been through many different medications but about a year ago they hit on the right ones and he's doing fairly well.His doctor and counselors are friends to him. I'm really happy with them. We also have him attending a teen group therapy weekly. He has up and down times but he is so much different than he was a year ago. He has quit school and is now homeschooling. He is a good kid and very bright so hopefully this will be a right step.
There have been scary times but psychotherapy and psych drugs are a trial and error thing and I have found out that major depression doesn't get fixed over night. It has been a long battle and I know it's not over yet. Read up on MDD so you understand what they are going through and no matter what they say, no matter how frustrating it can be just love them.
Keep Smiling! :)
