Depression – Links to Extra Help For Those Contemplating Suicide
- People on the Internet who are here to help you:
- The Samaritans – non-judgmental crisis support by e-mail
- Suicide: Read This First - (My Personal Favourite) or call 1-800-SUICIDE to talk to a counselor right now
- How to Choose a Competent Counselor – a consumer’s guide
- ABC’s of Internet Therapy – counselors who will help you online
- The basic facts about depression:
- Depression: A Treatable Illness
- Depression – basic education from NIMH
- Depression, a Patient’s Guide
- Depression booklets online from Healthtouch
- NoStigma.org – it’s not your fault.
- More in-depth information about depression:
- Mental Health Net – extensive guide to online mental health resources
- Depression Central – Dr. Ivan Goldberg knows everything about medical treatment of depression
- Internet Mental Health – easy to use library of information about medications and diagnoses
- Psych Central – useful links by Dr. John Grohol
- Depression.com – latest news and shopping from PlanetRx
- Dr. Bob’s Mental Health Links – and Psychopharmacology Tips
- RXMed – another source of drug monographs
- Intimacy & Depression – its effects on marriage and families
- About.com: Mental Health
- Depression: pathways to help
- Worst things to say to someone who is depressed
- Better things to say to someone who is depressed – (if you mean them)
- What does depression feel like?
- When you get depressed during the holidays
- More holiday depression help from NIMH
- You can’t fight depression by yourself
- What to do for six weeks while you wait for your antidepressant to kick in
- 63 ways to help yourself get through depression on a day-to-day basis
- Eliminate Outdated Attitudes On Mental Health – by Tipper Gore
- Ten ways to help a depressed person
- The Wounded Healer – help for survivors of abuse
- Wings of Madness – a depression guide based on personal experience
- Support groups online – help each other
- alt.support.depression newsgroup
- The Walkers in Darkness website
- Undernet – chat support groups
- Alt.support.depression live: #asd
- Depression: #Walkers
- Suicide: #suicide or #suicidal
- Pendulum – support for bipolar depression (manic depression)
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