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Mood Disorders Center - Resources
Every year, 7-10 percent of Americans suffer from mood
disorders, a cluster of mental illnesses best recognized
by depression or mania. Mood disorders have symptoms outside
the bounds of normal fluctuations from sadness to happiness.
They have potentially severe consequences for morbidity and
mortality.
Mood disorders rank among the top ten causes of worldwide
disability (Murray & Lopez, 1996). Unipolar major (or
clinical) depression ranks first, and bipolar disorder ranks
in the top ten. Moreover, disability and suffering are not
limited to the patient. Spouses, children, parents, siblings,
and friends can experience frustration, guilt, anger,
financial hardship and many other stressors in their attempts
to assuage or cope with the depressed person's suffering.
Mood disorders often coexist, or are "comorbid,"
with other mental and physical disorders. For example, anxiety
disorder is frequently comorbid with major depression. About
one-half of those with a primary diagnosis of major depression
also have an anxiety disorder (Barbee, 1998; Regier et al.,
1998).
Below is a list of websites that can help you learn more
about mood disorders. We cannot vouch for all of the
content on all of these sites, but simply offer them as a
starting point in your search for information. Please
keep in mind that no website can ever replace a visit with
your doctor or mental health provider.
The links below leave the Department of Veterans
Affairs Website
The VA does not endorse and is not responsible for
the content of any of the links listed below.
Mood Disorders in General
Bipolar
Depression
Schizophrenia
Interferon-Induced
Depression and Hepatitis C
Local Resources
Literature Searches
Drug Information
Contact us at mood.disorders@va.gov
National Mental Health Services
Washington State Mental Health Services
Oregon State Mental Health Services
Oregon County Mental Health Services
National Institutes of Health
(NIH)
National Institute of
Mental Health (NIMH)
National Alliance for the
Mentally Ill (NAMI)
Mood and Anxiety Disorders Institute
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Bipolar Disorders
Information Center - Information for patients and clinicians.
Pendulum Resources -
A general resource for information about bipolar disorder.
Depression and Bipolar
Support Alliance (DBSA) - A national organization
for the support of individuals with depression and bipolar
disorder.
Harvard Bipolar
Research Program - Information about bipolar research at
Harvard University.
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Depression
Alliance - National charity acting as an information
provider and umbrella for self-help groups.
National Foundation for
Depressive Illness - Aims to educate the public about
depressive illness.
Depression and Bipolar
Support Alliance (DBSA) - A national organization
for the support of individuals with depression and bipolar
disorder.
National Alliance for
Research on Schizophrenia and Depression - A
national organization promoting research on schizophrenia and
depression.
Drugs approved by the FDA for the treatment of Depression.
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National Alliance for
Research on Schizophrenia and Depression - A
national organization promoting research on schizophrenia and
depression.
Schizophrenia-Help
- Aimed at helping treat the most severe forms of
schizophrenia, this resource, by the Anne Sippi Foundation,
offers articles and newsletters.
Mental Health
Net - Schizophrenia - Presents an extensive compilation of
links to support resources for those coping with the effects
of schizophrenia.
Oregon Pathways - A
directory of various community resources in Oregon.
Access Washington Resource
Directory and Access
Washington - Directories of resources in Washington state.
Literature Searches
PubMed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
Ovid: http://www.ohsu.edu/library/ovid/
PDR.net http://www.pdr.net
Google: http://www.google.com
CYP450 Interactions: http://medicine.iupui.edu/flockhart/
Drug Information
PDR.net http://www.pdr.net
CYP450 Interactions: http://medicine.iupui.edu/flockhart/
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