Links & Resources
The Noonday Demon[http://www.noondaydemon.com/]
Site devoted to Solomon's book that includes articles, reviews, and links to organizations.
Suffering for Two: The Bind of Maternal Depression
[http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/maternaldepression/index.html]
A feature produced by the radio documentary show American RadioWorks, which presents the mixed or conflicting advice that pregnant women face when weighing the impact of taking anti-depressant medication.
How Do Other Cultures Deal with Depression?
[http://savvytraveler.publicradio.org/show/features/2002/20020208/interview2.shtml]
Andrew Solomon spends time with Tony Kahn of the The Savvy Traveler discovering what people in Greenland, Senegal, and Cambodia do when they slip into depression (February 2002).
A Buddhists Approach to Depression
[http://buddhism.kalachakranet.org/depression.html]
Provides meditative techniques and philosophies for dealing with mild forms of depression.
Patient Organizations Recommended by Andrew Solomon
In the United States
- National Institute of Mental health (NIMH)
- Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA)
- Families for Depression Awareness
- National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
- National Program on Women and Aging
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
- National Association for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD)
- National Mental Health Awareness Campaign
- WalkersWeb (Walkers in Darkness, Inc.)
In the United Kingdom