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DISCLAIMER The materials listed in this section are designed to assist you in finding out more about depression. However, they should not be used as a substitute for medical advice, counseling or other health-related services. We are not able to monitor this web site for crisis messages or make referrals. |
General Information Immediate helpIf you or someone you know needs immediate help in the U.S., call the line for hope to talk to someone live in your local area. They can talk to you and direct you to local resources. 1.800.422.HOPE To find a therapist, see Psychology Today's therapist finder here by clicking here. To find a psychopharmacologist in your area (someone specializing in medication), click here. Also contact your local hospitals for professional referrals in your area.
Other resources:
"To most of those who have experienced it, the horror of depression is so overwhelming as to be quite beyond expression. . . if depression had no termination, then suicide would, indeed, be the only remedy. But. . . depression is not the soul's annihilation; men and women who have recovered from the disease-and they are countless-bear witness to what is probably its only saving grace: it is conquerable." – William Styron Fact sheets that identify warning signs, provide suggestions for action, and list resources for suicide:
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