Mental Health Issues—Depression
Links
Mind
http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Booklets/Understanding/Understanding+depression.htm
http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Booklets/Understanding/Understanding+depression.htm
BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onelife/health/healthy_mind/depression.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onelife/health/healthy_mind/depression.shtml
Royal College of Psychiatrists
http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinformation/mentalhealthproblems/bereavement.aspx
http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinformation/mentalhealthproblems/bereavement.aspx
National Contacts
The Depression Alliance
212 Spitfire Alliance
63-71 Collier Street
London N1 9BE
Tel: 0845 123 2320
Email: information@depressionalliance.org
Website: www.depressionalliance.org
Depression Alliance is the leading UK charity for people with depression. We work to relieve and
to prevent this treatable condition by providing information, support and understanding to those who are affected by it.
A member-led
organisation, we have offices in England, Scotland and Wales. We co-ordinate a national network of self-help groups so that people
with depression can share experiences and coping strategies with others in similar situations, and produce a unique series of free
publications which provide information on depression and related topics. We also offer a range of mutual support services for our members,
including a pen friend scheme, correspondence service and email group.
Depression UK
Self Help Nottingham
Ormiston House
32-36 Pelham Street
Nottingham
NG1 2EG
Email: info@depressionuk.org
Website: www.depressionuk.org
National self-help/mutual aid organisation for those with depression and for family and friends. Contacts via pen-friend scheme, bi-monthly newsletter, leaflets, booklist, some local support groups.
MDF (The BiPolar Organisation)
Castleworks
21 St. Georges Road
London
SE1 6ES
Tel: 08456 340 540 (UK only)
Tel: 0044 207 793 2600 (Rest of the World)
Email: mdf@mdf.org.uk
Website: www.mdf.org.uk
The Manic Depression Fellowship is the largest self help organisation in the UK for people who experience episodes of manic depression, and their families. They provide advice, support, specialist literature, and information on local self-help groups. Self-help groups offer members the opportunity to meet other people who have been through similar experiences, and they can help lessen the sense of isolation and provide a safe place. For effective treatment of manic depression, the right combination of medication, support and self-management is essential. By participation in self-help and self-management, members can regain autonomy, well-being and self-esteem.
