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- Generally a mood state characterized by a sense of inadequacy, a feeling of despondency, a decrease in activity or reactivity, pessimism, sadness and related symptoms.
 

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  Depression General (Unipolar)
  PsychNet-UK Depression Information Sheet - Description, Causation, Treatment, Associated Features, Differential Diagnosis etc.
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Action Against Depression - UK- (AAD) Provides expert education and information on psychiatric and psychological suffering and illness.  4/5
Blue Genes and the Monoamine Hypothesis of Depression - Blue Genes and the Monoamine Hypothesis of Depression. Stephen M. Stahl, MD, Ph.D.  An Article.  3/5
BioFIT™ Testing for St. John's Wort for Depression. 3/5
Component Analysis of Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Depression - An Article. 3/5
Cyber Psychologist - Methods for Helping People Reduce Stress, Anxiety and Depression.  3/5
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Depression and Self-Concept - Psychological Self-Help - MHN Psychological Self-Help. 4/5
Depression Anxiety Stress Scales - DASS - Psychology Foundation of DASS is a 42-item self report instrument designed to measure the three related negative emotional states of depression, anxiety and tension/stress.
Award Depression Central - Good site with a lot of valuable information. 4/5
Depression Guide - This easy-to-understand, sympathetic guide deals with the entire range of feelings and emotions, and shows that depression has many different forms as well as degree of severity with treatment options. 2/5
Depression is a Treatable Illness: a Patient's Guide - Published by the National Library of Medicine. An Article. 3/5
Depression Recovery for Life - Unique resources for people recovering from depression including the Depression Antidotes Newsletter archive, inspirational poetry, depression test directory, coaching programme information, personal story, ebook, free Depression Check List, etc. 3/5
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Dr. Ivan's Deprssion Central - Electroconvulsive Therapy - E.C.T.  4/5
Exercise Better Than Drugs For Depression. - An Article. 3/5
Award Haveaheart's Home - Articles on Depression by Stephen L. Bernhardt.  4/5
History and Evolution of the Monoamine Theory of Depression - History and evolution of the monoamine hypothesis of depression by Hirschfeld RM Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas.  3/5
Homocysteine, folate, methylation, and monoamine metabolism in depression - By Bottiglieri T, Laundy M, Crellin R, Toone BK, Carney MW, Reynolds EH. Department of Neurology, King's College Hospital, London, UK. 3/5
How did pre-twentieth century theories of the aetiology of depression develop? - By Mead Mathews. An Article 3/5
Hypericum & Depression - Welcome to the Hypericum (St. John's Wort) & Depression Home Page.  3/5
Seasonal Depression and Light Therapy - By Michael A. Ferenczi - Physical Biochemistry. An Article. 3/5
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Trapped Minds - Depression Support Community. Online depression and mental health support community for those with mental health problems. support from non-proffessionals, from peers who have experiences mood disorders. Also have resources, journals, chats and articles.- This is an extremely well designed site. 4/5
The Burden of Recurrent Depression - Causes, Consequences, and Future. An Article. 3/5
Mixed Nuts Depression Community - We are a depression chat forum featuring a message board and information on depression, depressive disorders, bipolar disorder manic depression, medications, side effects and treatments for depression. We created Mixed Nuts as a haven for people who suffer from depression and need to be with others who understand the problems associated with depression. Depression can be devastating effecting your life, your job and the lives of others around you. 3/5
 National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association - Depression and Bipolar Disorders 3/5
Psychology Information Online -   Depression - Depression is one of the most common psychological problems, affecting nearly everyone through either personal experience or through depression in a family member. Each year over 17 million American adults experience a period of clinical depression.  3/5
S.A.D. - Seasonal Affective Disorder, Winter Depression, The Winter Blues. 3/5
SADAssociation - The world's longest established support organisation for Seasonal Affective Disorder. 3/5

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) - Is different from the winter blahs. Like many people, you may experience cabin fever during the winter. You may also tend to eat more and sleep more. But SAD goes well beyond this. It's a type of depressive disorder. 3/5

The BluePages™ - Provides information about depression for consumers. It is produced by the Centre for Mental Health Research (CMHR) at the Australian National University (ANU) & CSIRO Mathematical & Information Sciences (CMIS) with the assistance of an Advisory Board,110 Ltd. 4/5
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The Effects of Physical Activity on Mood. - A PDF Document. 3/5
The Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba - The Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba was founded in Winnipeg in 1983 as a self-help organization in order to provide support, information, and education to those afflicted and their loved ones, helping them to understand and accept their illness, its treatment and their role in recovery.  3/5
  Therories about the Causes of Depression Depression-prone people are super aware of their wrong doings--and feel especially guilty. Mowrer, et al (1975) does not believe this guilt necessarily involves some highly immoral behavior, such as intense hostility or vile impulses, but rather could be the accumulation of many ordinary "sins."  3/5
  Treatment for Depression - Drug: Reboxetine. - From The NHS Website. 3/5
  Treatment-Resistant Depression - Mood Disorders - Many Good links to this subject. 3/5
  Treatment - Resistant Depression - Highlights of a lecture by Scott Aaronson, M.D., psychiatrist in private practice, Newton Centre, MA. March 22, 2000. 3/5
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WalkersWeb - Information and Support for Depression and Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depression) 4/5
Wings of Madness - Depression - An excellent resource covering all areas of depression. 3/5
 
  Major Depression
PsychNet-UK Major Depression Information Sheet - Description, Causation, Treatment, Associated Features, Differential Diagnosis etc.
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Depression in Primary Care Vol. 1 - Major Depression - From Internet Mental Health. 4/5
Escitalopram, New Generation Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor, Promising In Major Depressive Disorder. An Article. 3/5
Partial validation of the atypical features subtype of major depressive disorder - By Posternak MA, Zimmerman M. Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University School of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, 235 Plain St, Suite 501, Providence, RI 02905, USA. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2002 Jan;59(1):70-6. 3/5
Recurrent Major Depression Involves Significant Genetic, Environmental Impact on Family Members. - An Article. 3/5
Reboxetine - Double-blind, placebo-controlled study with reboxetine in inpatients with severe major depressive disorder 3/5
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