Depression and Alcoholism: Links

Voices of Depression: A Compilation of Writings by people suffering from depression http://www.blarg.net/~charlatn/voices.html
Depression Alliance Newsletter Extracts: 10 one-liners for comfort: http://www.gn.apc.org/da/letters.htm
Internet Mental Health. http://www.mentalhealth.com/
An all-round provider of substantial Mental Health information.
Depression Central. http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html
All you could want to know about your illness, it's description, diagnosis, symptoms, treatment etc. etc.
Understanding Depression. http://www.odos.uiuc.edu/Counseling_Center/depress.htm
Highly recommended for friends and relatives of those who are depressed.
alt.support.depression FAQ You can get here from any of the above sites.
Indispensable guide for the on-line depressive.
Voices of depression. http://www.blarg.net/~charlatn/voices.html
A wonderfully inspiring collection of prose and poetry by sufferers of depression.
Alcohol Dependence (Alcoholism) Are you or is someone you know dependent on alcohol? This page includes descriptions, guidelines for diagnosis, treatment options, recent research, free software, stories of recovery, booklets, magazine articles, and links to other Web pages. These pages tend to emphasize medical treatment of Alcohol Dependence. This page is part of Internet Mental Health prepared by Phillip W. Long, M.D., referenced elsewhere on this list.
Alcoholics Anonymous Home Page Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a worldwide organization which is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The preceding is taken from information copyrighted by the A.A. Grapevine, Inc. Includes online information about AA, alcoholism, and other resources.
Depression FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions on Depression prepared by the National Mental Illness Screening Project. Includes: signs and symptoms, the difference between the blues and clinical depression, who gets depression, and treatment options.

Depression, Andrew's Depression Page
Frequently Asked Questions about depression; Voices of Depression, a collection of writings by people suffering from depression; Treatment options for those suffering with depression; Other Depression Links; Depression in Children and Adolescents; Information on Suicide; Self-Scoring Mood Scales; Depression Resource List; and General Mental Health Links.

Depression
A brief document on understanding depression prepared by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Includes the symptoms of depression, causes of depression, helping yourself, helping a depressed friend, and how to decide when professional help is necessary. The resources listed at the end of this link relate to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. For resources at Fort Lewis College or in the Durango area call the Counseling and Student Development Center at (970)247-7212 or send us an e-mail message.

Depression, Major Depressive Disorder
Includes descriptions, guidelines for diagnosis, treatment options, recent research, free software, stories of recovery, booklets, magazine articles, and links to other Web pages. These pages tend to emphasize medical treatment of Major Depressive Disorders. This page is part of Internet Mental Health prepared by Phillip W. Long, M.D., referenced elsewhere on this list.

Depression, What You Should Know About Women and Depression
A brochure prepared by the Public Affairs Office of the American Psychological Association.

Getting Help

APA Information on Finding a Psychologist
Anti-depressant Drug FAQ
Information on Common Anti-depressants:
Internet Mental Health Guide to Medications
Hypericum (St. John's Wort) and Depression
Crisis Centers, listed by state
Living With and Loving Someone With Depression

Hypericum & Depression the complete text of the best-selling book "Hypericum (St. John's Wort) and Depression", the complete text of the book "How to Heal Depression," and the latest news and information on Hypericum.

Depression and Drinking Problems : http://www.shpm.com/qa/qaatd/qaatd11.html

Here are some non-alcoholic drink links:

AAA Michigan - Winning Non-Alcoholic Drink Recipes
The Kitchen Link - Non-Alcoholic Drink Recipes
Flora's Collection of Non-Alcoholic Drink Recipes
Non-Alcoholic Recipes for Teens and Adults
The Webtender Index: Top - Non-alcoholic drinks

Depression.com

Depression - Welcome from The Mining Co.

Voices of Depression

Psychological Self-Help's Information on Depression

Depression Central

Personal Stories: Magellan: http://magellan.excite.com/health/mental_health/depression/personal_stories

FAQ on St. John's Wort

Original article from the British Medical Journal (No. 7052, Volume 313, dated August 3, 1996)

To heal Depression A GREAT site by Elena Chalkova; covers diagnosis, various alternative treatments (including SJW), and links to medical reference sites. This is an excellent place to read about more than just SJW.

Herbs for depression, stress, and anxiety. (December 1999) by Matt. Covers 5-HTP and Kava Kava, too.

Natural Approaches to Treating Depression ("alive" Canadian Journal of Health and Nutrition)
Lift Depression Without Prozac (Alternative Medicine Digest)
Mental Health Infosource - homeopathic remedies for depression (typically skeptical of "alternative medicine")

General Depression Pages.

Well, here's a few. There are also a number of great links from there that you may want to follow as well. To read about other peoples' personal experiences and insight on depression, try the excellent Voices of Depression page. The Wing of Madness page is a popular place that has general depression information. There's also the Depression Central page with medical information and references for many types of depression. There's also a great site entitled, "what do to while the meds kick in," that applies just as much to people taking St. John's Wort.

Several Year Diary of a Teenager with Depression: Easy and brief to read. Includes her personal notes on SSRI's (anti-depressant drugs)

Book List

Depression Diary: Hey I'm not the only one!

Dealing with Depression: depression-info.com

Because Depression is an Illness: Not a State of Mind or a Weakness

Depression Treatment: An Overview

Depressed Anonymous: The 12 Step Program to Recovery: Sounds like a good idea, but looks a little of a copy of A.A. 12 steps, and doesn't even mention counselling, doctors, substance abuse etc.

Online Depression Screening Test: Online form with several questions told me I had "significant depressive symptoms".

Kadi's Clinical Depression Page: Very worthwhile, includes her *current* diary and comments about what others mistakedly think depression is.

Help For Depression: A short few paragraphs on one person overcoming depression.

Depression FAQ

How to Heal Depression: Definately worth reading!