Depression

Note: To find out more about how these sites were chosen, please read How We Select Our Resources. Also, many sites listed on our General Mental Health issues page are extremely large, and contain information on many different issues. Please be sure to check out those sites as well.

The American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy–Therapist Locator.net

http://www.therapistlocator.net/

Website for the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), a professional organization for marriage and family therapists. Includes consumer information about therapists, and therapy in general, as well as condition-specific "consumer updates". For more information on AAMFT, please see the description in the General Mental Health Issues section.

Consumer Updates include:

Depression

Postpartum Depression

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=home

This site provides comprehensive information on mood disorders. There's an excellent section on Mood Disorders, and a message board for depression. For more information on the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, please see the description in the Bipolar issues section.

Some helpful articles include:

Signs and Symptoms

Just Diagnosed?

The Health Gazette

http://www.washingtonpublishers.com/Gazette/index.htm

Dr. Karl Hempel's site, The Health Gazette is a varied health-related site with a page devoted to depression. Symptoms, neurophysiology, diagnosis and treatment are covered in a straightforward manner, and also contain plenty of citations for those interested in research.

International Foundation for Research and Education on Depression (iFred)

http://www.ifred.org/

Interesting newsletter archive with informative articles.

National Institute of Mental Health

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depression.cfm

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) provides booklets, factsheet, and summaries to the public on a variety of mental health issues, including depression. For more information on NIMH, please see the description in the General Mental Health Issues section.

Wing of Madness Depression Guide

http://www.wingofmadness.com/

Wing of Madness is a non-profit organization "dedicated to disseminating information about depression to consumers." Site sections include a blog, articles, and a newsletter.

Articles include:

What Does Depression Feel Like?

Children and Depression