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Medical Author:

Roxanne Dryden-Edwards, MD

Roxanne Dryden-Edwards, MD

Dr. Roxanne Dryden-Edwards is an adult, child, and adolescent psychiatrist. She is a former Chair of the Committee on Developmental Disabilities for the American Psychiatric Association, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, and Medical Director of the National Center for Children and Families in Bethesda, Maryland.

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Medical Editor:

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.

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If you or someone you know is considering suicide, call 1-800-SUICIDE.

Additional information about depression can be obtained from these organizations:

Center for Mental Health Services
PO Box 42490
Washington, DC 20015
Phone: 1-800-789-2647
TDD: 301-443-9006
Email: ken@mentalhealth.org
Web site: http://www.mentalhealth.org/

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
730 North Franklin Street, suite 501
Chicago, IL 60610-3526
1-800-826-3632 or 312-642-0049
Email: myrtis@aol.com
Web site: http://www.ndmda.org/

National Foundation for Depressive Illness
PO Box 2257
New York, NY 10116
1-800-239-1265 or 212-268-4260

National Institute of Mental Health
1-866-615-6464 or 301-443-4513
nimhinfo@nih.gov

National Mental Health Association
1021 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
1-800-969-NMHA (6642) or 703-684-7722

National Organization for Seasonal Affective Disorder (NOSAD)
PO Box 42490
Washington, D.C. 20015
1-800-789-2647

Postpartum Support International
927 North Kellog Avenue
Santa Barbara, CA 93111
805-967-7376

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