Managing depression



Arthritis Self-Management May/June 2009 pp 16-17


Depression gets less attention than many of the other conditions that
frequently accompany arthritis.

It has long been known that having arthritis can make some people more
susceptible to depression.

WEB SITES

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
www.ndmda.org

Families for Depression Awareness
www.familiesaware.org

Freedom From Fear
www.freedomfromfear.org

Geriatric Mental Health Foundation
www.gmhfonline.org

Mental Health America
www.mentalhealthamerica.net

National Institute of Mental Health
www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications
(go to "Select a Topic" and scroll to "Depression."
"women and depression" and "men and depression"

Psych Central
http://psychcentral.com/disorders/depress


BOOKS

YOU ARE NOT ALONE
Words of Experience and Hope for the Journey Through Depression
Julia Thorne
Harper Perennial, New York, 1993

BEATING THE SENIOR BLUES
How to Feel Better and Enjoy Life Again
Leslie Eckford and Amanda Lambert
New Harbinger Publications, Oakland, Calif. 2002

ON THE EDGE OF DARKNESS
Kathy Cronkite
Delta, New York, 1995

UNDOING DEPRESSION
What Therapy Doesn't Teach You and Medicine Can't Give You
Richard O'Connor, Ph.D.
Berkley Trade, New York, 1999















































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