This brief guide is intended to provide health information. It is a representative, rather than comprehensive, list of organizations and publications on the topic of Depression. This guide does not imply recommendation of any treatment and should not be substituted for the advice of a health care provider.
Getting started
Definitions
- Depression
- Depression may be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. Most of us feel this way at one time or another for short periods.
True clinical depression is a mood disorder in which feelings of sadness, loss, anger, or frustration interfere with everyday life for an extended period of time. Source and more information in MedlinePlus.
Searching the Toronto Public Library Catalogue
You can search the Toronto Public Library catalogue at any branch or over the Internet.
Suggested Subjects and Keywords
- Adjustment disorders
- Children-Mental Health
- Depression in adolescents
- Depression in children
- Depression in men
- Depression in women
- Depression, mental
- Geriatric psychiatry
- Manic depressive illness
- Melancholy
- Men-Mental Health
- Neuroses
- Post-partum depression
- Sadness
- Teenagers-Mental Health
- Women-Mental Health
Suggested resources
About Toronto Public Library Health & Wellness Wiki
The purpose of the Toronto Public Library Health & Wellness Wiki is to provide public access to a wide range of health and medical information, not to give medical advice or interpretation. Information provided does not imply recommendation or endorsement. It is not a substitute for consultation with a health professional.
Updated: March 2009
