Healthy Santa Cruz County - Depression

Local Links

• Local Help & Information: Depression
  The library's Community Information Database can help you find organizations in Santa Cruz County which offer programs, help or further information about depression. Use this link to search the CID.
  Browse related subjects: depression, local information, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health

Library Resources

• Find Books: Depression
  Santa Cruz Public Libraries have many informative and up-to-date books about depression. Use this link to search the library catalog.
  Browse related subjects: books, books / videos, depression, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health

Recommended Websites

• Depression
  Special features: Comprehensive coverage (available in large print) includes signs and symptoms, complications, treatment, coping and self-care skills; complementary and alternative medicine. From: Mayo Clinic.
  Browse related subjects: depression, diagnosis, healthy lifestyle, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health, recommended website, research, support
• Medlineplus - Depression
  Special features: Interactive tutorials and health check tools; clinical trials; treatment and therapy locator; links to related conditions. From: NIH / NLM.
  Browse related subjects: clinical trials, depression, diagnosis, healthy lifestyle, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health, self-care tools, self-help
• Mental Health America
  Special features: Comprehensive coverage; crisis phone center (free); Spanish available; treatment and support group locator. From: Mental Health America (formerly known as National Mental Health Association).
  Browse related subjects: depression, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health, recommended website, self-care tools, self-help, support
• NIMH: What Is Depression?
  Special features: Signs and symptoms; information about medications, treatment and services; downloadable booklets, fact sheets, and other publications on depression. From: NIMH (National Institute on Mental Health).
  Browse related subjects: clinical trials, depression, diagnosis, healthy lifestyle, mental conditions / illnesses, recommended website, research, support
• What is Major Depression?
  Special features: Online support and discussion groups; fact sheets; treatment locator; support for friends and families. From: NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness).
  Browse related subjects: depression, diagnosis, healthy lifestyle, medications, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health, self-care tools, self-help, support

Databases

• Health and Wellness Resource Center
  Provides health-related information from more than 700 health/medical journals and hundreds of pamphlets (many with full text), 2,200 magazines, and various reference sources.
• MEDLINE® PubMed
  PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes citations and abstracts from MEDLINE, the world's largest database of clinical medical literature. The database indexes more than 4,800 biomedical journals published in the United States and 70 other countries. Citations date back to the 1950s. Some citations link out to relevant information outside of Medline, or to the full text of articles. Tutorials are available and highly recommended for inexperienced users.