The mission of National DMDA is to educate patients, families, professionals, and the public concerning the nature of depressive and manic-depressive illnesses as treatable medical diseases; to foster self-help for patients and families; to eliminate discrimination and stigma; to improve access to care; and to advocate for research toward the elimination of these illnesses.

Children and Medication for Depression Resources at The Zero. Listings of and links to articles, agencies, organizations and websites to find information and resources for issues involving the medication of children, adolescents and teenagers for the treatment of depression.

Child and Adolescent Depression ...

Wing of Madness is a consumer's guide to depression, with articles, links, a message board and chat.

DEPRESSION: DANGEROUS AND OVERLOOKED Depression is dangerous. It distorts normal perceptions, causes behavior changes and can result in self-mutilation or suicide. It is not uncommon in children, but, for many reasons, it often escapes diagnosis. Depression was not even recognized as a childhood disease by the psychiatric profession until 1980. Before that time, it was commonly believed that ...

Diagnosis and treatment of Child and Adolescent Depression ...

A list of links to websites providing help, support and resources to parents, guardians and caregivers of children and adolescents with depression.

Understanding And Dealing With Depression (ages 6 to 12 yrs. old) By: Michael G. Conner, Psy.D, Clinical & Medical Psychologist Depression is one of the most common psychological/psychiatric disorders. It affects a person's overall energy, mood, expressions of emotion and behavior. Depression is commonly referred to as a Mood Disorder. Emotion is what you are feeling at a given moment. How you ...

Depression among teenagers has increased over the past few decades. Parents need to learn to recognize if a child is depressed to avoid the risk of suicide.