Depression

UK sources of information and / or support

 The leaflets section of this website (Patient UK)

Includes leaflets called Depression Postnatal Depression

 Depression Alliance

The largest charity in Britain that is run by and for sufferers of depression and their carers.

 Depression Alliance Scotland

A national charity for people with depression in Scotland.

  DIPEx

DIPEx (Database of Individual Patient Experiences) is an Oxford based registered charity. It is a database of audio, video and transcript of interviews with patients experiencing a particular illness or health problem. Includes a module on depression.

 Association for Post-Natal Illness

Provide support to mothers suffering from post-natal illness.

 Stress, Anxiety, Depression Confidential Helpline

Aims to encourage individuals suffering with Stress, Anxiety and Depression to seek professional help and any treatment from their general practitioner, and at the same time to educate on the benefits of selfhelp strategies like relaxation, exercise, stress management techniques, etc., to reduce the impact of the illness on their lives, their families lives and to help reduce the risk of future relapse

 Manic Depression Fellowship

National user led organisation for people whose lives are affected by manic depression. Includes: self help groups, information, publications, employment advice, legal advice line and travel insurance.

 Fellowship of Depressives Anonymous

A UK nationwide self-help organisation made up of individual members and groups which meet locally on a regular basis for mutual support.

 Depression

Factsheets from the Royal College of Psychiatrists.separate leaflets include:

• depression in the elderly
• depression in the workplace
• depression in people with learning difficulties
• post natal depression
• alcohol and depression
• men behaving sadly

 Depression

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Depression.

 Depression in children and young people

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Depression in children and young people.

 Depression and anxiety - computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (CCBT)

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Depression and anxiety - computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (CCBT).
  Depression - a self help guide One of a set of self help guides on mental health issues that have been developed in Northumberland by Clinical Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Mental Health Nurses and other Therapists
  STAND A mental health charity and a leading source of on-line information on stress, anxiety and depression. Aims to provide scientifically based information that is accessible to the general public. Provides a broad range of information, from simple self-help guides, explanation of symptoms, treatment options and other related topics.

 Manic Depression

Factsheet from the Royal College of Psychiatrists

 Mental Health Foundation

Provide good information about depression

 Outside In (Cambridge) Ltd

Outside In is a provider of light therapy for treating SAD and other bodyclock related problems including sleep problems and jetlag.

 Talking about depression

Factsheet from HEBS

 Moodjuice

Moodjuice is a site designed to offer information, advice to thoseexperiencing troublesome thoughts, feelings and actions. From the siteyou are able to print off various self-help guides covering conditionssuch as depression, anxiety, stress, panic and sleep problems. In thesite you can explore various aspects of you life that may be causing yousome distress and at the click of a button obtain information onorganisations, services and other self-help materials that can offer yousupport and information to help yourself. Site is provided by NHS Forth Valley.

 Depression World

Information and support for people with depression.

 Charlie Waller Memorial Trust

The Charlie Waller Memorial Trust aim to increase awareness of the signs and the dangers of Depression and to foster encouragement for those who may be depressed to seek help.</a>

 The British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Pyschotherapies

Provide a leaflet concerning depression.

 MIND

MIND, one of Britain's leading mental health charities provides a series of leaflets on depression.

Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

• Non-UK disease / illness sites
• Non-UK self-help / support group sites

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.

• PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
• Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
• Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
• Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
• Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
• Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.