Depression

UK sources of information and / or support

 The leaflets section of Patient UK

Includes leaflets called Depression and Postnatal Depression and Bipolar Disorder

 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.

 Depression: A Self Help Guide

Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Trust provide a range of patient information, including one in this area.

 Depression and Low Mood: A Self Help Guide

Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Trust provide a range of patient information, including one in this area.

 Depression and Low Mood: A Self Help Guide for People in Prison

Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Trust provide a range of patient information, including one in this area.

  Depression

Healthtalkonline, is an award-winning charity website, which lets you share in other people's experiences of health and illness. The information is based on qualitative research into patient experiences led by experts at the University of Oxford.

 Introduction to Mental Health

Directgov is the website of the UK government for its citizens, providing information and online services for the public all in one place. They provide a wide range of information including one in this area.

 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

 MDF The Bi-Polar Organisation

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.

 Depression UK

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

  Sad/Unhappy - Responding helpfully to a child or young person who are appears sad, unhappy or depressed.

Information from HandsOnScotland

 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

 Scotland's Mental Health First Aid

This website gives details of a training course which will teach you what to do if someone is having a crisis with their mental health and also how to look after your own mental well-being. Their website gives details of times, locations and what the course involves.

 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 with a Chronic Physical Health Problem

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Depression with a Chronic Physical Health Problem

 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).

  Transcranial magnetic stimulation for severe depression

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Transcranial magnetic stimulation for severe depression.

 The Pros And Cons Of SSRI Antidepressants

From the 'Behind the Medical Headlines' website developed to provide authoritative and independent expert commentaries on topical medical matters reported in the international media. Produced by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

 Alternatives to Antidepressants: a review of the non-pharmacological management of depression

From the 'Behind the Medical Headlines' website developed to provide authoritative and independent expert commentaries on topical medical matters reported in the international media. Produced by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

 Medicine Guide for Depression

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project. Includes detailed information about medicines used to treat depression.

 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 to Reason

Stand to Reason is a mental health charity who is working to promote, and hopes to become a focus for, a multi-party anti-stigma agenda. Dovetailing and partnering with other third sector organisations and government agencies, they intend to build levels of co-operation similar to that achieved by mental health charities in response to the draft Mental Health Bill.

 Manic Depression

Factsheet from the Royal College of Psychiatrists

 Mental Health Foundation

Provide good information about depression

 Lumie

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

 Talking about depression

Factsheet from Health Scotland

 Moodjuice

Moodjuice is a site designed to offer information, advice to those experiencing 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.

 Students Against Depression

This site offers UK students comprehensive information and discussion about: what depression is and how it works; what contexts depression flourishes in; self-help strategies for tackling depression; how to get further support and help.

 The British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Pyschotherapies

Provide a leaflet concerning depression.

 Cognitive and behavioural therapy (CBT) for people with depression and anxiety: what skills can service users expect their therapists to have?

Information from the Department of Health.

 The competences required to deliver effective cognitive and behavioural therapy for people with depression and with anxiety disorders

Information from the Department of Health.

 MIND

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

 Antidepressants

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

 Depression

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

 Depression

Information from BUPA.

 Depression in children and young people

Information from BUPA.

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.