Patient/Family Resources by Topic: Psychiatric Disorders

Major Depressive Disorder Patient/Family Resources

Geriatrics | Pediatrics | Spanish | Miscellaneous

• American Psychological Association: Homepage
  • Office of Public Affairs: Psychology in Daily Life: List of documents
    • Depression and How Psychotherapy and Other Treatments Can Help People Recover: Access document
• HealthyMinds.org (American Psychiatric Association): Homepage
  • Psychiatric Disorder and Topic Information: List of documents
    • Let's Talk Factsý Brochures: Table of contents
      • Depression: Access document (PDF)
• American Medical Association: Homepage
  • JAMA Patient Page: List of documents
    • Depression and Heart Disease: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
• American Academy of Family Physicians (familydoctor.org): Homepage
  • Health Topics: List of documents
    • Depression: What It Is and How to Get Help: Access document
    • Dysthymic Disorder: When Depression Lingers: Access document
    • Seasonal Affective Disorder: Access document
    • Depression: How Medicine Can Help: Access document
    • Depression in Women: Access document
    • Depression and Alzheimer's: English | Spanish
    • Depression after Heart Attack: What Should I Know?: Access document
    • Depression: Electroconvulsive Therapy: Access document
• Psych Central: Homepage
  • Symptoms and Treatments of Mental Disorders: List of documents
    • Depression: Access document
    • Major Depressive Disorder: Access document
• MedlinePlus and the Patient Education Institute: Homepage
  • Interactive Health Tutorials: Table of contents
    • Depression: List of documents
• MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Table of contents
  • Major Depression: English | Spanish
• InteliHealth Disease and Condition Guide: Table of contents
  • Major Depession: Access document
• Merck Manual - Second Home Edition: Table of contents
  • Section 7. Mental Health Disorders: Table of contents
    • Chapter 101. Depression and Mania: Table of contents
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Depression: Access document

Geriatrics

• American Academy of Family Physicians (familydoctor.org): Homepage
  • Health Topics: List of documents
    • Depression and Older Adults: What It Is and How to Get Help: Access document
    • Depression and Alzheimer's: English | Spanish
• MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Table of contents
  • Depression in the Elderly: English | Spanish

Pediatrics

• American Academy of Family Physicians (familydoctor.org): Homepage
  • Health Topics: List of documents
    • Depression in Children and Teens: Access document
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Homepage
  • Facts for Families: English | Spanish
    • The Depressed Child: English | Spanish
• KidsHealth (Nemours Foundation): Homepage
  • Health Information for Parents: Table of contents
    • Emotions and Behavior: List of documents
      • Understanding Depression: Access document
      • When your Child is Depressed: Access document
• MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Table of contents
  • Depression in the Adolescent: English | Spanish
• Merck Manual - Second Home Edition: Table of contents
  • Section 23. Children's Health Issues: Table of contents
    • Chapter 286. Mental Health Disorders: Table of contents
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Depression: Access document

Spanish

• American Medical Association: Homepage
  • JAMA Patient Page: List of documents
    • Depression and Heart Disease: English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
• American Academy of Family Physicians (familydoctor.org): Homepage
  • Health Topics: List of documents
    • Depression and Alzheimer's: English | Spanish
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Homepage
  • Facts for Families: English | Spanish
    • The Depressed Child: English | Spanish
• MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Table of contents
  • Major Depression: English | Spanish
  • Depression in the Elderly: English | Spanish
  • Depression in the Adolescent: English | Spanish

Miscellaneous Major Depressive Disorder Patient/Family Resources

• National Institute of Mental Health: Homepage
  • Information for the Public: List of documents
    • Depression: List of documents
• MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine) Health Topics: Index
  • Depression: List of documents
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder: List of documents
• YAHOO - Health:Diseases and Conditions:Depressive Disorders
  Additional Depression resources (These sites have not been reviewed.) 
• YAHOO - Health:Mental Health
  Additional Mental Health Sites (These sites have not been reviewed.)
• YAHOO - Health:Medicine:Psychiatry
  Additional Psychiatry resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)