Educational Program Topics for DBSA Chapters
(excerpted from chapter newsletters)

All the Latest Stuff About Drug Information

Alternate Approaches and Life Styles for Prevention and Treatment of Depression and Bipolar Disorder

Ask the Doctor [Nurse, Pharmacist, Psychologist, Social Worker, etc.]

Challenge Your Thinking: Cognitive/Behavioral Therapy

Challenges for Self-Responsibility

Clinical Research Trials

Depression and Suicide Prevention

Dual Diagnoses: Co-Occurrence of Addiction and Depression/Bipolar Disorder

Exercise: Risks and Benefits

Fighting the Stigma of Mental Illness

Finding Therapy in the Community

Genetic Studies for Bipolar Disorder

Handling the Stress of Living with Mental Illness

Hard to Treat Patients

Holiday Depression

How to Get Someone to Get the Help They Need

Hypnosis

Living with Bipolar Disorder from Childhood through Adulthood

Loss, Grief, and Depression

Maintaining Stability

Me, Myself, and Bipolar Disorder

Medication Treatment for Depression and Bipolar Disorder

Mixed Feelings and Mixed Meanings

Mood State Continuum

Natural Treatments for Affective Disorder

New Treatments for Bipolar Disorder

Observations on Treating Depression and Bipolar Disorder

Parenting a Child with a Mood Disorder

Practices for Maintaining Good Health

Psychological Features Contributing to Depression and Mania

Recipient Rights: What Patients and Their Families Need to Know

Reducing Suicide Risk

Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.)

Spirituality and Recovery

Spirituality as a Healer for Depression

SSI, SSDI and Work Incentives

Successful Outcomes in the Treatment of Affective Disorders

Surviving the "Holiday Madness"

The Pill or the Couch? Medication and Therapy in the Age of Prozac

The Relationship Between Mood Disorders and Borderline Personality Disorder

The Role of Religion and the Clergy in the Treatment of Depression

Understanding Ongoing Recovery

Vision as a Pathway in the Treatment of Depression

Weight Management and Psychotropic Medication

Wellness Management

What Works for Me

What You Need to Know About Social Security and Social Security Income

When Someone You Love is Depressed

Women and Depression

Youth and Mental Health Issues