Organizations

The following organizations provide valuable resources and useful information to clients and providers interested in the treatment of clinical depression.

The Anxiety and Depression Association of America
www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/depression

NAMI – National Alliance on Mental Illness
www.nami.org/

SAVE – Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
www.save.org/

Support Groups

Support Groups: Washington D.C., Northern Virginia, Montgomery County (Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance)
www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=peer_support_group_locator

Find Support Groups
www.mentalhealthamerica.net/find-support-groups

Depression Recovery Groups
www.supportgroupscentral.com/depression/

Books

An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
The best memoir about bipolar disorder, written by a leading bipolar disorders researcher.

The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression
Beautifully written compendium that integrates cultural and scientific perspectives on depression.

Articles

Mind Over Misery (Interview with David Burns, M.D.)
https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/magazine/article/?article_id=64350

Depression Can Disguise Itself – But There Is Help
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/magazine/issues/fall09/articles/fall09pg16-17.html

 

Multimedia

The Truth about Depression (BBC Full Documentary, 2013)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5YubjEqbZ8

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy With Depressed and Suicidal Adolescents (podcast)
www.adaa.org/resources-professionals/podcasts/cbt-depressed-suicidal-adolescents

The Best Depression iPhone Android Apps of the Year
www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/top-depression-iphone-android-apps