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Support Organizations in Delaware
Alliance for the Mentally Ill In Delaware (AMID)
2500 West 4th Street
Suite 5
Wilmington, DE 19805
Phone: 302-427-0787
Toll Free: 1-888-427-2075
Fax 302-427-2075
E-Mail: NAMI@aol.com

Delaware Mental Health Coalition
278 East Chestnut Hill Road
Newark, DE 19713
Phone: 302- 455-9456
Fax: 302-455-9412

Mental Health Association in Delaware
812D Philadelphia Pike 
Wilmington, DE 19809
Phone: 302-765-9740 or 800-287-6423 in Kent and Sussex counties 
Fax: 302-765-9745
E-mail: Information@mhainde.org

Books

A Brotherhood of Tyrants: Manic Depression & Absolute Power
By Hershman, D. Jablow and Lieb, Julian (1994) ISBN 0-879-75888-0

The Depression Workbook: A Guide for Living With Depression and Manic Depression
By Copeland, Mary Ellen and Riddle, Mary Liz (1992) ISBN 1-879-23732-6

Living Without Depression and Manic Depression : A Workbook for
Maintaining Mood Stability By Mary Ellen Copeland.  (1994) ISBN 1879237741

New Hope for People with Bipolar Disorder By Jan Fawcett, M.D., Bernard Golden, PhD, and Nancy Rosenfeld.  (2000) ISBN 0-7615-3008-8

Schizophrenia and Manic Depressive Disorder: The Biological Roots of
Mental Illness As Revealed by the Landmark Study of Identical Twins By E. Fuller Torrey, M.D. et al.  (1995) ISBN 0465072852

An Unquiet Mind By Kay Redfield Jamison (1995) ISBN: 0679443746

Other Resources

American Psychiatric Association
1400 K. St., N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 682-6000
FAX: 202-682-6850
Email: apa@psych.org

Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association
Meyer 3-181
600 North Wolfe Street
Baltimore, MD 21287-7381
Phone: 410-955-4647

National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association
730 North Franklin Street
Suite 501
Chicago, IL 60610-3526
Phone: 312-642-0049
Toll Free: 1-800-826-3632
Fax: 312-642-7243
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Office of Communication and Public Liaison
Information Resources and Inquiries Branch
6001 Executive Boulevard, Rm. 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
Phone: 301-443-4513
Fax: 301-443-4279
E-mail: nimhinfo@nih.gov
Fax back system: Mental Health FAX4U at 301-443-5158
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