Organizations Supporting Mental Health

Organizations Supporting Mental Health

Many of these organizations operate Web sites that provide helpful information about depression, its diagnosis and treatment.

American Medical Association's site on depression.
The American Psychological Association's site includes helpful materials about depression at http://www.apa.org/concept/depression.html. The site also includes information and networking opportunities for practicing psychologists.
D/ART—Depression, Awareness, Recognition, and Treatment—is a federal government program sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to educate the public, primary care providers, and mental health specialists about depressive illnesses, their symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. The site contains helpful articles about depression and its treatment, based on more than 50 years of medical and scientific research.
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) is the nation's leading grassroots advocacy organization solely dedicated to improving the lives of persons with severe mental illnesses including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness), major depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and severe anxiety disorders. The site presents information about NAMI's advocacy and actions to fight these illnesses.

The National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association (NDMDA) educates patients, families, professionals, and the public concerning the nature of depressive and manic-depressive illness as treatable medical diseases; fosters self-help for patients and families; works to eliminate discrimination and stigma and improve access to care; and advocates for research toward the elimination of these illnesses. The site includes excellent information about coping with depressive diseases, contacts for local support groups, and an extensive list of discounted books which be ordered from NDMDA.
The National Foundation For Depressive Illness (NAFDI), which was established in 1983 to provide public and professional information about Affective Disorders, the availability of treatment, and the urgent need for further research. The site provides general information about depression and the Foundation's commitment to an extensive, ongoing public information campaign addressed to this pervasive, costly, and hidden national emergency.
National Mental Health Association (NMHA).
The SIDRAN Foundation and Press is a national non-profit organization devoted to education, advocacy and research related to the early recognition and treatment of trauma-related stress in children and the understanding and treatment of adults suffering from trauma-generated disorders. Its site features a variety of useful articles, brochures and book excerpts and a glossary of terms regarding trauma-related disorders. .

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	American Medical Association's site on depression.
	The American Psychological Association's site includes helpful materials about depression at http://www.apa.org/concept/depression.html. The site also includes information and networking opportunities for practicing psychologists.
	D/ART—Depression, Awareness, Recognition, and Treatment—is a federal government program sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to educate the public, primary care providers, and mental health specialists about depressive illnesses, their symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. The site contains helpful articles about depression and its treatment, based on more than 50 years of medical and scientific research.
	The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) is the nation's leading grassroots advocacy organization solely dedicated to improving the lives of persons with severe mental illnesses including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness), major depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and severe anxiety disorders. The site presents information about NAMI's advocacy and actions to fight these illnesses.
	The National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association (NDMDA) educates patients, families, professionals, and the public concerning the nature of depressive and manic-depressive illness as treatable medical diseases; fosters self-help for patients and families; works to eliminate discrimination and stigma and improve access to care; and advocates for research toward the elimination of these illnesses. The site includes excellent information about coping with depressive diseases, contacts for local support groups, and an extensive list of discounted books which be ordered from NDMDA.
	The National Foundation For Depressive Illness (NAFDI), which was established in 1983 to provide public and professional information about Affective Disorders, the availability of treatment, and the urgent need for further research. The site provides general information about depression and the Foundation's commitment to an extensive, ongoing public information campaign addressed to this pervasive, costly, and hidden national emergency.
	National Mental Health Association (NMHA).
	The SIDRAN Foundation and Press is a national non-profit organization devoted to education, advocacy and research related to the early recognition and treatment of trauma-related stress in children and the understanding and treatment of adults suffering from trauma-generated disorders. Its site features a variety of useful articles, brochures and book excerpts and a glossary of terms regarding trauma-related disorders. .