Arthritis Self-Management      May/June 2009  pp 16-17

Depression gets less attention than many of the other conditions that
frequently accompany arthritis.

It has long been known that having arthritis can make some people more
susceptible to depression.

WEB SITES

        Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
        www.ndmda.org

        Families for Depression Awareness
        www.familiesaware.org

        Freedom From Fear
        www.freedomfromfear.org

        Geriatric Mental Health Foundation
        www.gmhfonline.org

        Mental Health America
        www.mentalhealthamerica.net

        National Institute of Mental Health
        www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications
        (go to "Select a Topic" and scroll to "Depression."
        "women and depression" and "men and depression"

        Psych Central
        http://psychcentral.com/disorders/depress

BOOKS

       YOU ARE NOT ALONE
       Words of Experience and Hope for the Journey Through Depression
       Julia Thorne
       Harper Perennial, New York, 1993

       BEATING THE SENIOR BLUES
       How to Feel Better and Enjoy Life Again
       Leslie Eckford and Amanda Lambert
       New Harbinger Publications, Oakland, Calif. 2002

       ON THE EDGE OF DARKNESS
       Kathy Cronkite
       Delta, New York, 1995

       UNDOING DEPRESSION
       What Therapy Doesn't Teach You and Medicine Can't Give You
       Richard O'Connor, Ph.D.
       Berkley Trade, New York, 1999

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