Help for depressionDealing with ongoing depression? The following is a list of organisations that offer help with depression and in some cases anxiety.
If you would like your organisation to be listed on this page, please contact me. Australia Beyond Blue Australia-wide help for depression and anxiety www.beyondblue.org.au UK Mind – page on Depression symptoms, causes, and treatments and help for depression www.mind.org.uk/mental_health_a-z/7980_depression Depression UK A national self-help organisation that helps people coping with depression www.depressionuk.org USA Depression and Bipolar support alliance provides hope, help, support, and education to improve the lives of people with mood disorders. www.dbsalliance.org Canada Mood Disorders Society of Canada provides advocacy and information for sufferers of mood disorders and their families. Includes links to additional resources, on this page: www.mooddisorderscanada.ca/page/related-links New Zealand National Depression Initiative Depression helpline: 0800 111 757 www.depression.org.nz |
Birthday depression linksThe links below provide further information about some of the issues that can cause birthday depression, useful advice for looking after yourself, and 'whinges' from some fellow sufferers.
Books Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes by William Bridges Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life by Gail Sheehy The Woman's Comfort Book: A Self-Nurturing Guide for Restoring Balance in Your Life by Jennifer Louden Articles 'Assertiveness: working with people, not against them', Mind Tools 'How to survive a quarter-life crisis' by Jessica Girdwain, Self 'Marriage arguments: can all conflicts be resolved?' by Susan Heitler, Psychology Today, 17 July 2013 'Six ways to boost your "habits of helping" ' by Stephen G. Post, Greater Good, 15 March 2011 'Tackling the midlife crisis' by Carl Gray, BMJ, 20 December 1997 'Unmet aspirations as an explanation for the age U-shape in wellbeing' by Hannes Schwandt, British Policies and Politics at LSE, 7 August 2013 'I hate my birthday and here’s why' by Jessica Booth, Girl, 22 October 2013 |