Introduction

• NIMH Depression and Bipolar Disorder Homepage

Depression

• Overview of Depression
• What Is A Depressive Disorder
• Symptoms of Depression and Mania
• Depression Screening Test
• Causes of Depression
• Depression in Women, Men, Elderly, Children
• Diagnostic Evaluation of Depression and Treatment
• Antidepressant Medications and Side-Effects
• Herbal Therapy for Depression
• Psychotherapies for Depression
• Where To Get Help For Depression
• How To Help Yourself If You're Depressed
• How Family and Friends Can Help the Depressed Person
• Depression Research at NIMH

Suicide and Depression

• Frequently Asked Questions About Suicide
• Suicide Statistics
• Suicide In America
• Older Adults: Depression and Suicide Facts
• Preventing Suicide: Individual Acts Create a Public Health Crisis
• Adopted Teens May Be at Higher Risk for Attempting Suicide

People and Depression

• Older Adults: Depression and Suicide Facts
• Depression: What Every Woman Should Know
• Women and Mental Health Research
• Depression, Bone Mass, and Osteoporosis
• For Teens: Let's Talk About Depression
• For Teens: What To Do When A Friend Is Depressed

Co-occurence of Depression With Other Illnesses

• Overview
• Co-occurence of Depression and Cancer
• Co-occurence of Depression and Diabetes
• Co-occurence of Depression and Heart Problems
• How Depression Can Damage Your Heart
• Co-occurence of Depression and Stroke
• Co-occurence of Depression and Other Medical Illnesses
• How Clinical Depression Co-occurring with a Medical Condition Often Goes Unrecognized
• Co-occurence of Depression and Other Psychiatric Disorders and Substance Abuse

For Employers

• What To Do When An Employee Is Depressed: A Guide For Supervisors
• The Effects of Depression in the Workplace

Bipolar Disorder

• Overview
• Causes of Bipolar Disorder
• Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder - Manic Depression
• Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis
• Bipolar Screening Test
• What Life Is Like With Bipolar Disorder
• Getting Help For Bipolar Disorder
• Suicide and Bipolar Disorder
• Treatment Of Bipolar Disorder
• Bipolar Disorder Research at the National Institute of Mental Health

Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents

• Overview
• Child and Adolescent Bipolar Disorder - Latest Research
• NIMH Roundtable on Prepubertal Bipolar Disorder
• Early Recognition and Treatment Bipolar Disorder In Children and Adolescents

Co-occurence of Bipolar Disorder With Other Illnesses

• Do Other Illnesses Co-occur with Bipolar Disorder?

Psychiatric Medications For Mental Disorders

• Medications and Mental Disorders
• Questions For Your Doctor
• Antipsychotic Medications
• Antimanic Medications
• Antidepressant Medications
• Antianxiety Medications
• Psychiatric Medications and Children, the Elderly and Women of Childbearing Age
• Your Child and Psychiatric Medications
• Index of Medications
• Antidepressant Medications and the Brain