Patient Resources
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PLEASE NOTE:
The following links are quite helpful and contain a great deal of information. However, the resources provided are for general information only. What you read may not always be applicable or true about your situation. This is especially true in milder versions of certain disorders. It is important to bring up in your meetings with the doctor anything you read or hear that is unclear or that makes you uncomfortable.
BIPOLAR RESOURCES
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
730 N. Franklin St., Ste. 501
Chicago, IL 60610-7224
(312) 642-0049
Toll-Free: (800) 826-3632
URL: http://dbsalliance.org
International Soceity for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD)
P.O. Box 7168
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-0168
(412) 802-6940
E-mail: chadd@isbd.org
URL: http://www.isbd.org
Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation (CABF)
1187 Wilmette Ave.
PMB 331
Wilmette, IL 60091
(847) 256-8525
URL: http://www.bpkids.org
National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association (NDMDA)
Toll-Free: (800) 826-3632
URL: http://www.ndmda.org
DEPRESSION RESOURCES
Depression and Bi-Polar Support Alliance
730 N. Franklin St., Ste. 501
Chicago, IL 60610-7224
(312) 642-0049
Toll-Free: (800) 826-3632
URL: http://dbsalliance.org
Center for Mental Health Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Rm 12-105 Parklawn Building
Rockville, MD 20857
(301) 443-8956
URL: http://www.samhsa.gov
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Office of Communications
6001 Executive Blvd., Room 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
(301) 443-4513
Toll-Free: (866) 615-NIMH (6464)
TTY: (301) 443-8431
E-mail: nimhinfo@nih.gov
URL: http://www.nimh.nih.gov
American Psychiatric Association (APA)
1000 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 1825
Arlington, VA 22209-3901
(703) 907-7300
URL: http://www.psych.org/index.cfm
Depression After Delivery, Inc. (DAD)
91 E. Somerset St.
Raritan, NJ 08869
Toll-Free: (800) 374-2721
URL: http://www.depressionafterdelivery.com
Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association (DRADA)
2330 W. Joppa Rd., Ste. 100
Lutherville, MD 21093
(410) 583-2919
E-mail: drada@jhmi.edu
URL: http://www.drada.org
ADHD/ADD RESOURCES
US Department of Education
400 Maryland Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20202
Toll-Free: (800) USAL-LEARN (872-53276)
TTY: (800) 437-0833
E-Mail: customerservice@inet.ed.gov
URL: http://wwww.ed.gov/index.jhtml
Attention Defecit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
Pottstown, PA 19464
(484) 945-2101
E-Mail: mail@add.org
URL: http://www.add.org
Attention Defecit Information Network (AD-IN)
58 Prince St.
Needham, MA 02492
(781) 455-9895
E-Mail: adin@gis.net
URL: http://www.addinfonetwork.com/
Children and Adults with Attention-Defecit Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
8181 Professional Place, Ste. 150
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
Toll-Free: (800) 233-4050
URL: http://www.chadd.org/
Learning Disabilities Association of America
4156 Library Rd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15234-1349
(412) 341-1515
URL: http://www.ldanatl.org/
National Center for Learning Disabilities
381 Park Ave. S., Ste. 1401
New York, NY 10016
(212) 545-7510
Toll-Free: (888) 575-7373
URL: http://www.ncld.org/research/index.cfm
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
P.O. Box 1492
Washington, DC 20013
Toll-Free: (800) 695-0285
E-Mail: nichcy@aed.org
URL: http://www.nichcy.org/
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)
Toll-Free: (800) LET-ERIC (538-3742)
URL: http://www.eric.ed.gov
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