Major
depression can occur at any age while...
bipolar disorder usually strikes before the age of 35. Both often go
undiagnosed. Today an array of medications can be used alone or in combination
to treat affective disorders. Appropriate medicine, psychotherapy, (proper diet or nutrition), exercise, appropriate rest, relaxation, de-stressing activities (such as meditation, yoga, walking, jogging, or other sports, etc.) and support networks appear to be the best ways of handling the approach to health.
Seeking
reliable professional help is...
vital. DBSA Metro Detroit provides a support network to reinforce cooperation with
doctors, therapists, and a variety of other professionals.
We, the
members of DBSA Metro Detroit, find...
the journey toward mental health can be trying. Positive attitude and
supportive environment give us, our family and friends hope. Knowledge
about the disorders and their treatments help us find we are not alone.
Free,
and as part of national organization...
DBSA Metro Detroit offers confidential support group meetings in Macomb,
Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne counties.
Group leaders are unipolar and bipolar peers. There is time for people
to talk of how they survive - and live or even laugh - with disorders.
Similarly time is given to friends and families.
DBSA
Metro Detroit strives to inform the general public and to challenge...
misinformation, myth and stigma surrounding these disorders.
DBSA
Metro Detroit educates by pointing out that unipolar and bipolar
disorders...
are medical conditions. Often they stem from a combination of genetics,
psycho-social factors and biochemical imbalance.
The Association
was founded in 1983 by people...
with disorders who wanted to supplement existing treatment with a confidential
network of support and acceptance. New support groups are formed often
as membership grows.
Life
in Balance, the DBSA Metro Detroit newsletter, provides...
professional news and research. It lists local events such
as National Depression Screening Day and Health-O-Rama. Volunteers
at these events offer up-to-date material on unipolar and bipolar disorders.
Advance time/place and group leader phone numbers are in the newsletter. If you want to order the Life in Balance newsletter,
simply print and fill out, and mail our order form.