PATIENT RESOURCES
Depression
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
The Mental Health Research Association (NARSAD)
60 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 404
Great Neck, New York 11021 USA
516-829-0091 or 800-829-8289
The largest donor-supported, nongovernmental organization dedicated to raising and distributing funds for research into the nature, causes, treatments, and prevention of severe mental disorders.
National Foundation for Depressive Illness, Inc. (NFADI)
P.O. Box 2257
New York, NY 10116
800-239-1265 or 1-800-248-4344
National Mental Health Association
1021 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-2971
phone: 1-800-969-6642, (703) 684-7722
fax: 1-703-684-5968
NIMH Depression Information Program
6001 Executive Blvd., Rm. 8184
MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
301-443-4513
TTY Line: 301-443-8431
Organizations and Websites
All About Depression
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
(Formerly Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association (NDMDA)
730 North Franklin St., Suite 501
Chicago, IL 60610
800-826-3632 or 312-642-0049
Fax: 312-642-7243
Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association (DRADA)
8201 Greensboro Drive, Suite 300
McLean, VA 22102
Phone: (703) 610-9026 · Toll Free: 888-288-1104
Books
Feeling Good
David Burns
Avon Books, 1999
The Feeling Good Handbook
David Burns
A Plume Book, 1999
Living without Depression and Manic-Depression
Mary Ellen Copeland
New Harbinger Publications.
Mind Over Mood
Dennis Greenberger and Christine Padesky
The Guilford Press, 1995
Undoing Depression
Richard O’Connor
Little, Brown & Co., 1997
Getting Your Life Back: The Complete Guide to Recovery from Depression
Jesse Wright and Monica Ramirez Basco
Simon & Schuster, 2001
