Luna's Depression Links

Psychology Information Online-Depression

National Mental Health Association

#1 Clinical Depression.com

Wing of Madness

The Clinical Depression Page

All About Depression

HealingWell-Depression Resource Center

Learn About Depression.com

Living With Depression (this site has some good pages if you know someone with depression and want to know more, also good if you have depression and want to share this info with friends & family)

A Guide to Understanding Depression vs. Sadness

MEDLINEplus

DepressionClinic.com

Depression Alliance (UK support group)

National Foundation For Depressive Illness

Andrew's Depression Page

Depressionet (Australian site)

Depression Information & Support

When Someone You Love Is Depressed

Depression-Net

Mixed Nuts Depression Page

Gay Health

Depression and Bipolar Centre (Canadian site)

Canadian Network for Mood & Anxiety Treatment

Kimmie's Depression Page-Living With Depression

Depression is one of the most common mental disorders
affecting 340 million people in the world today, accounting for a full 10% of productive years lost throughout the world.

About half of all cases of
depression is unrecognized and untreated.

...depression affects at least one in 50 children under 12 and one in 20 teenagers.

"Major depression is the leading cause of disability (measured by the number of years lived with a disabling condition) worldwide among persons age five and older."

-The National Institute of
Mental Health

Of the many millions of
Americans who suffer from
depression in any given year,
80% can be effectively treated, but only 30% seek help.
-SAVE (Suicide Awareness Voices of Education)

Please Take Our Mental Health Poll Below:

• Depression is common, affecting about 121 million people worldwide.
  
• Depression is among the leading causes of disability worldwide.
  
• Depression can be reliably diagnosed and treated in primary care.
  
• Fewer than 25 % of those affected have access to effective treatments.