Resources
for Depression (major depression)
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Web sites
Coping and support
- Postpartum Support International http://postpartum.net/
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): Information Helpline http://www.nami.org/template.cfm?section=Helpline
- Psych Central http://psychcentral.com/
- Boys Town: Help at the end of the line http://www.boystown.org/national-hotline
Definition
- Mental Health America: Frequently asked questions and answers http://www.nmha.org/go/information/faqs
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): Depression http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/depression/index.shtml
Tests and diagnosis
- DBSA: Mental health screening center http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_screeni...
Treatments and drugs
- UpToDate for patients: Depression treatment options for adults http://www.uptodate.com/patients/content/topic.do?topicKey=~JTAkF...
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Understanding antidepressant medications http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm095980.htm
- FamilyDoctor.org: Depression: How medicine can help http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/mentalhealth/...
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Child and adolescent psychiatrist finder http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/child_and_adolescent_psychiatrist_fi...


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