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Virtual Library on Depression & Mood Disorders
A guide to depression with practical advice for how to help yourself, family or friends with depression. It discusses medication, therapy and self-help, along with sections on depression in men, women, children and the elderly. From the National Institute of Mental Health.
Anxiety Disorders: Straight Talk is an article in our series of brief descriptions of disabilities and their recommended treatments.
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Links on Depression & Mood Disorders
Spirit Lake Consulting, Inc's Depression page.
Spirit Lake Consulting, Inc's Borderline Personality Disorder page - gives you a brief explanation of the characteristics and causes.
Understanding, treating and living with depression. This site is sponsored by the drug company, GlaxoSmithKline, so you might think it would be biased. We did review it and the information presented is fair, complete and accurate. The animation on how depression affects the brain is interesting, but to watch that you need either a high-speed connection or a whole lot of patience.
One in five people with bipolar disorder commit suicide and it is the sixth leading cause of disability in the world. That alone should be enough to convince you to read this website from the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance.
The Healthy Place Depression Community has lots of articles, forums, personal stories and references.
Commons Area Resources on Depression & Mood Disorders
Articles on depression and post-traumatic stress disorder can be found on page 5 of the Spirit Lake VR News.