Depression Resources
The following is a list of depression resources and Web sites that you might find helpful. Also included are the primary references we used to build the RealAge Depression Assessment and related information. When you click on a link, your browser will launch a new window, and you'll be visiting a third-party site. To return to RealAge, simply close the new window.
Depression is a serious problem for many people. This page lists many resources for people suffering from depression.
If you are having thoughts of suicide:
- Call the suicide crisis line in your area: suicidehotlines.com
- Call the National Suicide Hotline Number: 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433).
- Talk to someone right now.
- Call a friend or family member and let him or her know how you are feeling.
- Call your doctor or therapist.
- Go to any emergency room.
General Information
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
National Institute of Mental Health -- Depression
Primary Articles
An approach to managing depression. Defining and measuring outcomes. Khullar, A., McIntyre, R. S., Canadian Family Physician 2004 Oct;50:1374-80.
Bipolar disorder in older adults: a critical review. Depp, C. A., Jeste, D. V., Bipolar Disorders 2004 Oct;6(5):343-367.
Changes in depressed mood associated with 10 weeks of moderate cardiovascular exercise in formerly sedentary adults. Annesi, J. J., Psychological Reports 2005 Jun;96(3 Pt 1):855-862.
Combined pharmacotherapy and psychological treatment for depression: a systematic review. Pampallona, S., Bollini, P., Tibaldi, G., Kupelnick, B., Munizza, C., Archives of General Psychiatry 2004 Jul;61(7):714-719.
Effectiveness of treatments for depression in older people. Frazer, C. J., Christensen, H., Griffiths, K. M., The Medical Journal of Australia 2005 Jun 20;182(12):627-632.
Efficacy of escitalopram in patients with severe depression: a pooled analysis. Llorca, P. M., Azorin, J. M., Despiegel, N., Verpillat, P., International Journal of Clinical Practice 2005 Mar;59(3):268-275.
The efficacy of light therapy in the treatment of mood disorders: a review and meta-analysis of the evidence. Golden, R. N., Gaynes, B. N., Ekstrom, R. D., Hamer, R. M., Jacobsen, F. M., Suppes, T., Wisner, K. L., Nemeroff, C. B., The American Journal of Psychiatry 2005 Apr;162(4):656-662.
Nonpharmacologic treatments for depression in patients with coronary heart disease. Lett, H. S., Davidson, J., Blumenthal, J. A., Psychosomatic Medicine 2005 May-Jun;67 Suppl 1:S58-62.
Perinatal depression: prevalence, screening, accuracy, and screening outcomes. Gaynes, B. N., Gavin, N., Meltzer-Brody, S., Lohr, K. N., Swinson, T., Gartlehner, G., Brody, S., Miller, W. C., Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 119. (Prepared by the RTI-University of North Carolina Evidence-based Practice Center, under Contract No. 290-02-0016.) AHRQ Publication No. 05-E006-2. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. February 2005.
Predictors of development of adult psychopathology in female victims of childhood sexual abuse. Katerndahl, D., Burge, S., Kellogg, N., The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 2005 Apr;193(4):258-264.
The prevalence and impact of alcohol problems in major depression: a systematic review. Sullivan, L. E., Fiellin, D. A., O'Connor, P. G., The American Journal of Medicine 2005 Apr;118(4):330-341.
The prognosis of minor depression in the general population: a systematic review. Hermens, M. L., van Hout, H. P., Terluin, B., van der Windt, D. A., Beekman, A. T., van Dyck, R., de Haan, M., General Hospital Psychiatry 2004 Nov-Dec;26(6):453-462.
Psychological interventions in bipolar disorder: From wishful thinking to an evidence-based approach. Vieta, E., Colom, F., Acta Psychiatrica et Neurologica Scandinavica: Supplementum 2004;(422):34-38.
Psychotherapy and medication in the treatment of adult and geriatric depression: which monotherapy or combined treatment?. Hollon, S. D., Jarrett, R. B., Nierenberg, A. A., Thase, M. E., Trivedi, M., Rush, A. J., The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 2005 Apr;66(4):455-468.
S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe) as treatment for depression: a systematic review. Williams, A. L., Girard, C., Jui, D., Sabina, A., Katz, D. L., Clinical and Investigative Medicine 2005 Jun;28(3):132-9.
The vital link between chronic disease and depressive disorders. Chapman, D. P., Perry, G. S., Strine, T. W., Preventing Chronic Disease 2005 Jan;2(1):A14. Epub 2004 Dec 15.
