Brochures for Professionals

Written for mental health professionals and available as free downloads, the three brochures highlighted below outline some of the services that DBSA offers to help you build a strong and collaborative relationship with your patients/clients.

Other Resources

For a list of all of DBSA's publications, click here.
(Those available in Spanish are listed as well.)

Suggested Reading for Patients/Clients

DBSA Support Groups: An Important Step on the Road to Recovery (PDF)
Finding Peace of Mind: Treatment Strategies for Depression and Bipolar Disorder (PDF)
Generic and Brand Name Drugs: Understanding the Basics (PDF)
Healthy Lifestyles: Improving and Maintaining the Quality of Your Life (PDF)   
Next Steps: Getting the Treatment You Need to Reach Recovery (PDF)
Personal Mood-Tracking Calendar (PDF)
Treatment Challenges: Finding Your Way to Wellness (PDF)
Understanding Hospitalization for Mental Health (PDF)     
Wellness at Work (PDF)   
       

Suggested Reading for Friends & Family Members of Patients/Clients

Family and Friends’ Guide to Recovery from Depression and Bipolar Disorder (PDF)
Helping a Friend or Family Member with a Mood Disorder (PDF)
Psychiatric Hospitalization: A Guide for Families (PDF)
The Storm in My Brain: Kids and Mood Disorders (PDF)   

Results from Past Consumer Surveys

Published in 2000, when DBSA was still known as the National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association (NDMDA), these survey results remain helpful references for clinicians striving to see mood disorders, and their treatment, from their patients' perspectives.

Depression and Treatment...A Call to Action to the Primary Care Community and People with Depression (PDF)
Living with Bipolar Disorder: How Far Have We Really Come? (PDF)