Coping with Depression
Book Title: Coping with Depression
Why are you volunteering:
People think that depression is a moral failing. They don't understand that the motivation to do things that might help, i.e. exercise, and positive thinking, is missing. This missing motivation controls one's world. Depression can keep you underemployed, unemployed, without a partner, homeless...It is the very spark of life that is gone.
Questions to ask:
- What do you think when you wake up in the morning?
- How do you try to treat your depression?
- How can those around you help?
Resources
Lost Connections by
"Across the world, Hari found social scientists who were uncovering evidence that depression and anxiety are not caused by a chemical imbalance in our brains. In fact, they [believe they] are largely caused by key problems with the way we live today. Hari's journey took him from a ... series of experiments in Baltimore, to an Amish community in Indiana, to an uprising in Berlin. Once he had uncovered [what he argues are] nine real causes of depression and anxiety, they led him to scientists who are discovering seven very different solutions"
Call Number: RC537 .H346 2018ISBN: 9781632868305Publication Date: 2018-01-23
The Noonday Demon by
The author offers a look at depression in which he draws on his own battle with the illness and interviews with fellow sufferers, researchers, doctors, and others to assess the complexities of the disease, its causes and symptoms, and available therapies. This book examines depression in personal, cultural, and scientific terms. He confronts the challenge of defining the illness and describes the vast range of available medications, the efficacy of alternative treatments, and the impact the malady has on various demographic populations, around the world and throughout history. He also explores the thorny patch of moral and ethical questions posed by emerging biological explanations for mental illness. He takes readers on a journey into the most pervasive of family secrets and contributes to our understanding not only of mental illness but also of the human condition.
Call Number: RC537 .S598 2014ISBN: 9781451611038Publication Date: 2014-09-16
Depression Sourcebook by
"This Sourcebook offers information about the various types of depression, including unipolar depression, bipolar disorder (manic depression), postpartum depression, seasonal affective disorder, and others. It includes facts about depression in children and adolescents, men, women, and the elderly. Readers will learn about warning signs, symptoms, treatments, coping strategies, and current research initiatives. A special section explains the link between depressive illnesses and suicide. A glossary of depression-related terms and directories of additional resources are also included."
Call Number: RC537 .D4455 2002ISBN: 0780806115Publication Date: 2002-01-01
Danny and the Blue Cloud by
"Danny the bear has a blue cloud of depression hanging over his head; he gets help with his blue cloud from Barnaby the rabbit"
Call Number: Curriculum Collection PZ7.1.F65 Dan 2016ISBN: 9781433821035Publication Date: 2016-03-01
Sad Days, Glad Days by
Amanda Martha tries to understand her mother's depression, which sometimes makes her sleep all day, feel sad, or cry.
Call Number: Curriculum Collection PZ7.H181345 Sad 1995ISBN: 0807572004Publication Date: 1995-04-01
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) is a peer-directed organization that seeks to promote wellness in people with mood disorders. Type "Depression" in the search bar, or find out more about the disorder under the "Education" tab.
- Erika's Lighthouse Erika's Lighthouse is an organization that is focused on educating communities and individuals on depression in teens and young adults. They have resources for teens, young adults, parents, schools, and health professionals.
- Families for Depression Awareness Families for Depression Awareness is a non-profit organization with a goal of helping families recognize and cope with depression. They seek to eliminate stigma and to unite families for support.
- International Foundation for Research and Education on Depression (iFred) iFred is a 501c3 organization aiming to shed a positive light on depression throughout the world in order to prevent the onset, research causes and treatments, and reposition the disease in a positive way to eradicate stigma.
- National Alliance on Mental Illness-Depression The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) was started as a grassroots movement in 1979. NAMI provides education and raises awareness on mental illness. This page on depression provides an overview of the disorder, support, treatment options, and discussion boards (login required).
- National Institute of Mental Health-Depression From the National Institute of Mental Health, this page on depression offers a definitions, answers to frequent questions, and more resources.