Sue Bergeson became President of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA), formerly the National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association, in March of 2006, after serving as Vice President since August of 2000. The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) is the leading patient-directed national organization focusing on the most prevalent mental illnesses – depression and bipolar disorder. DBSA has more than 1,000 peer-run support groups across the country and responds...
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I had the unique honor to interview a friend of mine, Jason Henniger, who is a writer, editor, and an expert in his own right about the... Read more »
Mental health parity has been a difficult issue for those of us with mental health and wellness conditions for quite some time now. It has... Read more »
Hi everybody We are doing something a little different today. One of our members, Donna-1, has written to me to ask that I attempt to... Read more »
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While I won't go so far as to say that my college years were the best of my life, it's a period I remember fondly. Except for the two dark holes of... Read more »
Mental health issues entered the spotlight this week, as two prominent community figures private battles with depression became public knowledge.... Read more »
New research published in the British journal The Lancet suggests that children whose fathers have mental health disorders such as depression are... Read more »