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Depression is not a normal part of being a woman nor is it a female weakness. Learn the various signs of depression, reasons why it may affect women, and how it can be treated. ... Details >

National Women's Health Information Center, Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This article answers treatment questions regarding schizophrenia and depression. The article includes information on causes of schizophrenia, difference between schizophrenia and schizoaffective disor... Details >

National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression  

Research has shown that, as in adults, depression in children and adolescents can be treated effectively with the use of certain anti-depressant medications called "SSRI's." The risks and benefits of... Details >

National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health

Also available in: Spanish 

This pamphlet describes the most prevalent types of depressive disorders and the variations in symptoms, severity and persistence. Screening, diagnosis and treatment are discussed along with self-help... Details >

National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health

Also available in: Spanish 

Everyone gets the blues now and then. It's part of life. But if you feel little joy or pleasure after visiting with friends or seeing a good movie, you may have a more serious problem. Being depressed... Details >

National Institute on Aging Information Center

This document provides information about depression and links to related resources, including articles and organizations.... Details >

Kristin Brooks Hope Center  

This patient summary on depression is adapted from a summary written for health professionals by cancer experts. This brief summary describes the causes and treatment of depression and risk factors an... Details >

National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

A common myth about depression is that it is “normal” for certain people to feel depressed—older people, teenagers, new mothers, menopausal women, or those with a chronic illness. The truth is that de... Details >

Mental Health America  

A fact sheet that discusses depression and Alzheimer's disease and how a caregiver can recognize depression in a family member or patient with Alzheimer's disease.... Details >

American Academy of Family Physicians  

Also available in: Hmong  Khmer/Cambodian  Korean  Vietnamese   

This pamphlet lists symptoms to reach a diagnosis of major depression. At least five must be present nearly every day for two weeks or longer without an alternative physical cause, including depressed... Details >

National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association