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Links and 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.

Patient Organizations Recommended by Andrew Solomon
In the United States
National Institute of Mental health (NIMH)
Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA)
Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association (DRADA)
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
National Phobics Society (NPS)
Depression Alliance
Mind: The Mental Health Charity

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.