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.

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