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Q. What are some electronic resources on the internet related to depression?

This list is a shortened version of one compiled and maintained by Sylvia Caras. It is posted periodically to ThisIsCrazy-L (see below for subscription information) If you would like to suggest additions for this list, contact To suggest additions to this list for the Alt.support.depression FAQ, send them to cf12@cornell.edu.

* News groups:
alt.support.depression
alt.support.phobias
sci.psychology
sci.med
sci.med.psychobiology

* Internet Health Resources is an extensive listing of medical resources available over the internet.
ftp2.cc.ukans.edu
cd pub/hmatrix
get file medlst03.txt or medlst03.zip.

* An FTP site at Temple University containing articles related to depression
ftp 129.32.32.98
cd/pub/psych

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* Walkers-in-Darkness is a list for people diagnosed with various depressive disorders (unipolar, atypical, and bipolar depression, S.A.D., related disorders). The list also includes sufferers of panic attacks and Borderline Personality Disorder. Please, no researchers trying to study us, etc. (Postings are copyrighted by individual posters.)

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