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- Bipolar
Disorder
- Resources from the National Institute of Mental Health,
including consumer information and research activities of
the Institute.
- Depression
in Men and Women: What´s the Difference?
- Summary of the presentations at a one-day program
co-sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health
(NIMH) and the Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR) on
Saturday, March 24, 2001, as part of the Smithsonian
Resident Associates series.
- Dr.
Ivan's Depression Central
- A extensive compilation of resources related to major
depression, bipolar disorder, cyclothymia, dysthymia and
other mood disorders.
- Good Practice in the
Treatment of Depression in Teenagers
- presented by The Australian Network for Promotion
Prevention and Early Intervention for Mental Health, this
website focuses on mental health promotion and prevention
across all ages of the lifespan.
- Guide
to Clinical Preventive Services, Second Edition : Screening
for Depression
- 1996 publication from U.S. Preventive Services Task
Force on screen for depression in primary care.
- Medication
Treatment of Bipolar Disorder 2000
- One of series of guidelines, Expert Consensus
Guidelines, on psychiatric treatments. There are links to
both a professional guideline and a brief guide for families
and patients.
- Partners
in Care
- A program developed out of the Depression
Patient Outcomes Research Team (PORT-II) findings to
improve quality of treatment for Depression in primary care.
Includes background information and materials available for
purchase.
- Seasonal
Affective Disorders
- Article from American Family Physician, March 15, 1998.
It discusses symptoms, phototherapy, and sources of
phototherapy equipment. A link to a patient education
handout accompanies the article.
- Selected
Evidence for Behavioral Approaches to Chronic Disease
Management in Clinical Settings : Depression
- Evidence-based evaluation of studies in the medical
literature pulished in 1999 or earlier on treatment of
depression in managed care settings.
- The
Strategic Plan for Mood Disorders Research
- Presents a 113 page report in PDF format produced by
workgroups at the National Institute of Mental Health in
2001.
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- Bipolar Disorders Portal
- A compendium of resources by and for people with bipolar
disorder, including information on diagnosis and treatment,
articles, poems, and internet links.
- Depression
Alliance
- Online support resources for people with mood disorders
and their families from Depression Alliance, a UK charity.
- Harbor of Refuge
Organization, Inc.
- an online support community for people with bipolar
disorder. Limited to people who are also receiving a
therapist's care.
- NIMH
: Depression
- Background information on depression, depression in
specific populations such as adolescents, bipolar disorder,
and genetics.
- Real Men Real
Depression
- Information from NIMH on depression in men including
personal stories, symptoms, and getting
treatment
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- Fourth
International Conference on Bipolar Disorder
- Multimedia presentations including audio, video, and
Power Point slides for lectures presented at the conference,
June 14-16, 2001.
- Mood
Disorders and Women: Clinical and Treatment Issues
- Part of the Office of Research on Women's Health Seminar
Series, first presented on Dec 2, 1999. Real Media format, 1
hr 51 min.
- Second
International Conference on Bipolar Disorder : Audio
Files
- Real Audio format files of the lectures from this
conference held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 19-21,
1997.
- Third
International Conference on Bipolar Disorder : Audio
Files
- Audio files of the lectures from this conference held
June 17-19, 1999, in Pittsburgh, PA. Files are in Real Audio
and mp3 format.
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