An online resource for older individuals with mental health problems and their families.


Late Life Depression

Evaluation and Treatment Center

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center


www.latelifedepression.org

Dr. Mark Miller's book about Geriatric Depression, "Living Longer Depression-Free" is now available from Johns Hopkins University Press. 

Click here for more details.

 

"Take it from one who's been there. This is a thorough, carefully done, responsible, and remarkably useful book. Easy to read and understand. I admire immensely what Drs. Miller and Reynolds have given us." -- Mike Wallace, Senior Correspondent, 60 Minutes

 

 

 

"Living Longer Depression-Free" contains URLs to many sites devoted to late-life depression.  Below are links to those sites.

Organizations Dedicated to Depression or Late-Life Issues:

American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry

http://www.aagpgpa.org

American Association of Retired Persons

http://www.aarp.org

American Geriatrics Society

http://www.americangeriatrics.org

American Medical Association

http://www.ama-assn.org

American Mental Health Association

http://www.amer-mentalhealthassoc.com/

American Neurological Association

http://www.aneuroa.org

American Psychiatric Association

http://www.psych.org

American Psychological Association

http://www.apa.org

National Institute on Aging

http://www.nih.gov/nia

National Institute of Mental Health

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Mental Health Services

http://www.mentalhealth.org

 

Depression and Related Disorders:

American Parkinson's Disease Association

http://www.apdaparkinson.com

Depression after Delivery (information on depression after childbirth)

http://www.depressionafterdelivery.com/

Depression alliance (information website run by depression sufferers in the United Kingdom)

http://www.depressionalliance.org/

Dr. Ivan's Depression Central (lots of detailed medical information on depression)

http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html

Good Days Ahead (multimedia programs on depression and cognitive therapy)

http://www.mindstreet.com

HealingWell.com: Community, Information, and Resources on Diseases, Disorders, and Chronic Illness

http://www.healingwell.com/depression/

Hypericum (St. John's Wort) and Depression Home Page

http://www.hypericum.com/

Internet Mental Health (a free encyclopedia of mental health information created by Canadian psychiatrist Phillip Long)

http://www.mentalhealth.com

Medical Basics of Stress, Depression, Anxiety, Sleep Problems, and Drug Use (simple basics on depression, with cartoon illustrations)

http://www.teachhealth.com

Mental Health Recovery Self-Help Strategies (compiled by Mary Ellen Copeland, M.S., M.A.)

http://www.mentalhealthrecovery.com

National Association of Community Health Centers

http://www.nachc.com

National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke

http://www.ninds.nih.gov

National Stroke Association

http://www.stroke.org

North American Menopause Society

http://www.menopause.org

Pendulum Resources (information on bipolar disorder)

http://www.pendulum.org/

Psychology Information Online

http://www.psychologyinfo.com/

Recognizing and Treating Depression in the Elderly (article by Mark D. Miller, M.D., in March 6, 1997, issue of Medscape)

http://www.medscape.com

Support4Hope (online support for mental illness sufferers)

http://www.support4hope.com/

SupportWorks (basic depression information in an alphabetical index)

http://www.supportworks.org/ref748.htm

Undoing Depression (website of author Richard O'Connor, Ph.D. on depression)

http://www.undoingdepression.com/

Walkers in Darkness (support and information for individuals with depression)

http://www.walkers.org/

Grief and Bereavement

Center for Loss and Life Transition (Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D., director)

http://www.centerforloss.com/

Centre for Grief Education, Melbourne, Australia

http://www.grief.org.au./

Compassionate Friends: Grief Support after the Death of a Child

http://www.compassionatefriends.com/

Counseling for Loss and Life Changes

http://www.counselingforloss.com/

Crisis, Grief, and Healing (compiled by Tom Golden)

http://www.webhealing.com/

The Good Grief Center (a Pittsburgh-based website dedicated to bereavement on whose board Dr. Miller serves)

http://www.ggconline.org

Growth House, Inc. (online community for end-of-life care)

http://www.growthhouse.org/

A Layman's Guide to Death and Dying

http://www.bereavement.org.

Living with Grief When a Loved One is Dying

http://www.caregivertips.com/

Shiva (grief writings and information from the Shiva Association)

http://www.goodgrief.org/

Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease

Activities and Interventions for Dementia

http://www.dementia-help.com/

Alzheimer's Association

http://www.alz.org

Alzheimer's: Dementia Care & Research (dementia information from the United Kingdom)

http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/

American Psychological Association Guidelines for Evaluation of Dementia and Age-Related Cognitive Decline

http://www.apa.org/practice/dementia.html

Dealing with Dementia: Help for Relatives, Friends, and Caregivers (compiled by Glen Brynes, M.D.)

http://www.dasninternational.org

Dementia Care Resources

http://www.dementiacare.org/

Dementia Web (dementia information from the United Kingdom)

http://dementia.ion.ucl.ac.uk/

Disease Information Center: Dementia

http://www.diseases.nu/dementia.htm

Information from Your Family Doctor: Dementia

http://www.familydoctor.org/handouts/022.html

A Practical Guide to Alzheimer's, Dementia, and Driving (from the Hartford)

http://www.thehartford.com/alzheimers/

Sleep Disorders

Narcolepsy and Sleep Disorders

http://www.narcolepsy.com/

National Sleep Foundation: Sleep Disorders

http://www.sleepfoundation.org/disorder.html

Sleep Disorder Information Homepage

http://www.sleepnet.com/disorder.htm

The Sleep Site (information on sleep disorders and links for treatment)

http://www.thesleepsite.com/

SleepDisorders.com (sleep disorders and treatment links)

http://www.sleepdisorders.com/

Talk about Sleep (sleep disorders information compiled by James O'Brien, M.D.)

http://www.talkaboutsleep.com/

Alcohol and Drug Addiction

Center for Online Addiction

http://www.netaddiction.com

 

 

 

 

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