DEPRESSION RESOURCES
These are Depression Resources.
Please also see:
Anxiety Related || Crisis Intervention ||
Dissociative Disorders
Eating Disorders (U.S. and Int'l) || Erotomania || Self Injury || Substance Abuse (U.S.)
Substance Abuse (Int'l) || Traumatic Stress Disorders || Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling)
Health Care Resources || General Mental Health Resources
ARTICLES/INFORMATION/RESEARCH
(click here for Organizations/Agencies)
Bright Light Treats Depression During Pregnancy Without Drugs
MedscapeWire, April 25, 2002
Children and Depression
Fact sheet from Wing of Madness.
Depression Resource Center
Medical news, educational info, articles, research, info on
medication and drug interactions, newsletter, message boards.
Early Abuse, Later Depression
HealthScoutNews, November 7, 2001
Mailed Prozac Samples Cause Stir
The Associated Press, July 4, 2002
- Attorney General Issues Subpoenas in Case of Prozac Mailed to S. Floridians
Sun-Sentinel, July 9, 2002
Mayo Clinic Depression and Mood Disorders Information
Depression: types, causes, treatments, sections on alternative medicine and herbal therapies, anti-depressant medications and psychotherapy.
National Institute of Mental Health Depression Information
Depression: symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, where to get help.
Older Adults: Depression and Suicide Facts
Fact sheet from the National Institute of Mental Health.
Phenylethylamine Levels May Explain Link Between Exercise and Mood
Reuters Health, October 1, 2001
Postpartum Depression
Medscape Women's Health 7(1), 2002
Roots of Juvenile-Onset and Adult-Onset Depression May Differ
Reuters Health, April 10, 2002
Suicide and Suicide Attempts in Adolescents
Policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics, April 2000.
Teen Sadness May Be Depression
ABC News, May 2, 2001
Women and Selective Serotonin Receptor Inhibitor Antidepressants in the Real World
Medscape Women's Health eJournal 6(3), 2001
Youth Suicide and Self-Injury Australia
Australian Injury Prevention Bulletin, February 1997
ORGANIZATIONS/AGENCIES
(click here for Articles/Information/Research)
American Association of Suicidology
4201 Connecticut Ave., NW Suite 408
Washington, DC 20008
Phone: (202) 237-2280
Toll-free Hotline: 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433)
www.suicidology.org
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
120 Wall Street, 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10005
Phone: (212) 363-3500
Toll-Free: 1-888-333-AFSP
www.afsp.org
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
730 N. Franklin Street, Suite 501
Chicago, IL 60610-7204
Toll-free: 1-800-826-3632
www.dbsalliance.org
Depression After Delivery
91 East Somerset Street
Raritan, NJ 08869
Toll-free: 1-800-944-4773
www.depressionafterdelivery.com
Families for Depression Awareness
300 Fifth Avenue
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: (781) 890-0220
www.familyaware.org
Families for Depression Awareness is a non-profit group dedicated to raising awareness of depression.
Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
1101 King Street, Suite 420
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: (703) 684-7710
www.ffcmh.org
FFCMH is a national parent-run non-profit organization focused on the needs of children and youth with emotional, behavioral or mental disorders and their families, with over 120 chapters in the U.S. and Ontario, Canada.
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia & Depression (NARSAD)
60 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 404
Great Neck, NY 11021
Toll-free: 1-800-829-8289
www.narsad.org
National Foundation For Depressive Illnesses
P.O. Box 2257
New York, NY 10116
Toll-free: 1-800-239-1265
www.depression.org
National Strategy for Suicide Prevention
Toll-free: 1-800-789-2647 (Information Line)
www.mentalhealth.org/suicideprevention/
A collaborative effort of the SAMSHA, CDC, NIH and HRSA, to promote awareness, support and strategies to prevent suicide.
National Suicide Hotlines
Toll-free: 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433)
Toll-free: 1-888-248-2587
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE)
7317 Cahill Road, Suite 207
Minneapolis, MN 55439-2080
Phone: (952) 946-7998
www.save.org
Group dedicated to suicide prevention and education regarding depression.
Suicide Prevention Advocacy Network
1025 Vermont Ave. NW, Suite 1200
Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: (202) 449-3600
www.spanusa.org
SPAN-USA is a not-profit national organization that links the energy of those bereaved by suicide with the expertise of leaders in science, business, government and public service to reduce the rate of suicide.
Wing of Madness
www.wingofmadness.com
Depression information, news, and support.
