There are many organizations that produce written materials, such as leaflets and booklets, or offer conferences or local self-help group meetings. In Britain, the Manic Depression Fellowship has produced some excellent booklets, as has the National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association in the USA. Both organizations are well worth contacting.
Rather than produce an unending list, I have selected organizations on the basis of my own knowledge of their publications, their ability to point people in the right direction with regard to treatment or self-help, and my own experiences of working with them. You may wish to contact them to get additional information or to learn about activities they are engaged in. Finally, I have also listed a couple of websites that display up-to-date information.
British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies
Executive Officer
PO Box 9
Accrington BB5 2GD
UK
Tel/fax: 01254 875277
Email: babcp.org.uk
British Psychological Society
Division of Clinical Psychology
St Andrew’s House
48 Princess Road East
Leicester LE1 7DR
UK
Tel: 0116 254 9568
Fax: 0116 247 0787
Email: mail@bps.org.uk
Beck Institute of Cognitive Therapy
1 Belmont Ave, Suite 700
Bala Cynwyd
PA 19004-1610
USA
Tel: 00 1 610 664 3020
Fax: 00 1 610 664 4437
Email: beckinst@grim.net
Calipso Self-Help and Mental Health Library
c/o Stephen Taylor-Parker
175 Woodhouse Lane
Leeds
LS2 9LT
UK
Website: www.calipso.co.uk
Depression Alliance
35 Westminster Bridge Road
London
SE1 7JB
UK
Tel: 020 7633 0557
Fax: 020 7633 0559
Website: www.depressionalliance.org
International Association of Cognitive Psychotherapy
c/o William Lyddon
Department of Psychology, Box 5025
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg
MS 39406-5025
USA
Tel: 00 1 601 266 4602
Fax: 00 1 601 266 5580
International Society of Bipolar Disorders (ISBD)
P O Box 7168
Pittsburgh
PA 15213-0168
USA
Tel: 00 1 412-383-4836
Fax: 00 1 412-383-4837
Email: carothersdj@msx.upmc.edu
Website: www.wpic.pitt.edu/isbd
Manic Depression Fellowship (MDF) National Office
Castle Works
21 St George Street
London
SE1 6ES
UK
Tel: 020 7793 2600
Fax: 020 7793 2639
Email: mdf@mdf.org.uk
Website: www.mdf.org.uk
MIND: The National Association for Mental Health
Granta House
15–19 Broadway
Stratford
London E15 4BQ
UK
Tel: 020 8519 2122
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
200 North Glebe Road, Suite 1015
Arlington,
VA 22203-3754
USA
Tel: 00 1 703 524 7600
Fax: 1 800 950 NAMI (6264)
National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association (National DMDA)
730 Frankelin Street, Suite 501
Chicago
IL 60610
USA
Tel: 00 1 312 642 0049
Fax: 312 642 7243
Website: www.ndmda.org
National Foundation for Depressive Illness, Inc. (NFDI)
P O Box 2257
New York
NY 10116-2257
USA
Tel: 00 1 800 248 4344
National Institute of Mental Health – Public Inquiries
6001 Executive Boulevard, Rm 8184
MSC 9663
Bethesda
USA
Website: www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/bipolar.htm
Royal College of Psychiatrists
17 Belgrave Square
London
SW1X 8PG
UK
Tel: 020 7235 8857
Fax: 020 7259 6507
Website: www.rcpsych.ac.uk
Bipolar Disorder Frequently Asked Questions File
www.moodswings.org/bdfaq.html
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
biomed.niss.ac.uk/ovidweb/ovidweb.ag
Expert Consensus Guidelines Series
www.psychguides.com