Alternative Remedies for Depression (See p. 60 in your text.)

HealthyPlace.com
A Depression community which offers information on alternative approaches to mental health care.
(http://www.healthyplace.com/communities/depression/treatment/alternative/index.asp)

Holistic Online
Offers a Depression Info Center with an alphabetical listing of alternative and complementary therapies for depression.
(http://www.holistic-online.com/Remedies/Depression/dep_home.htm)

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCAM)
Information on St. John's Wort and it's use in the treatment of depression.
(http://nccam.nih.gov/health/stjohnswort/)

Choosing and Evaluating Mental Health Professionals (See p. 62 in your text.)

The following sites and organizations can help determine when professional help might be beneficial:

American Association of Suicidology
( http://www.suicidology.org )

APA Consumer Help Center
( http://helping.apa.org )

Depression-screening.org
( http://www.depression-screening.org )

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
( http://www.nimh.nih.gov )

Psych Central: Dr. John Grohol's Mental Health Page
( http://psychcentral.com )

Student Counseling Virtual Pamphlet Collection
(http://www.dr-bob.org/vpc/)

The following are sites for national associations of mental health professionals:

American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
( http://www.aamft.org )

American Psychiatric Association
( http://www.psych.org )

American Psychiatric Nurses Association
( http://www.apna.org )

American Psychoanalytic Association
( http://www.apsa.org )

American Psychological Association
( http://www.apa.org )