Affiliate of
Depression Bipolar Support Alliance
PO Box 341191,
Bethesda, MD 20827-1191
301.279.0831 or 202.689.1250
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Welcome to DBSA NCA!DBSA NCA (Depression Bipolar Support Alliance, National Capital Area) is a non-profit organization which offers support group, educational programs & literature, and special events for people who are living with mood disorders (Depression and Bipolar Disorder).As a peer/patient run support group, we strive to bring compassion and strength to individuals suffering from mood disorders from a local level. For our support group details, please click here. With our guest speaker program - professionals on the forefront of our illnesses and through the experience of our lives, we challenge the stigma and negativity that we have all experienced while bringing renewed insight into our illnesses with positivity and encouragement. With the support of our parent organization, the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, and affiliates, we provide materials, resources, and hope to help each of us manage our illnesses. If you are a family member or loved one of someone with a mood disorder and are in need of support, please visit our sister site, DBSANCA-family.org for information and meeting times. For Youth/Teen DBSA support group information, visit DBSA NOVA FOR TEENS. To download list of other DBSA support groups in the DC, MD, VA metro area please click here. |
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DBSA 2009 National Conference
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DBSA NCA Speaker Program Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University Author of: Bipolar Disorder: A Guide for Patients and Families Adolescent Depression: A Guide for Parents Depression, the Mood Disease Bipolar Disorder A Natural History of Homosexuality | ||
About DBSA NCA Speaker events Award-winning, innovative and highly recognized leaders in the field of mood disorders speak and present to our DBSA NCA group each year. The speaker events replace the regular 7:30pm support group meeting and sometimes a shorter support group meeting is held at 6:30pm before the event. All programs are free and open to the public. Programs begin at 7:30. Voluntary donations are encouraged. Federal employees or members of the military can contribute to National DBSA through the Combined Federal Campaign, DBSA's CFC code is 0581. DBSA NCA Speaker events are held at : George Washington University Hospital Auditorium |
DBSA NCA Speaker Program Research Professor of Psyhciatry, George Washington University Medical Center Former Director: National Institute of Mental Health Co-Author: Manic Depressive Illness: Bipolar Disorders and Recurrent Depression |
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About DBSA NCA Speaker events Award-winning, innovative and highly recognized leaders in the field of mood disorders speak and present to our DBSA NCA group each year. The speaker events replace the regular 7:30pm support group meeting and sometimes a shorter support group meeting is held at 6:30pm before the event. All programs are free and open to the public. Programs begin at 7:30. Voluntary donations are encouraged. Federal employees or members of the military can contribute to National DBSA through the Combined Federal Campaign, DBSA's CFC code is 0581. DBSA NCA Speaker events are held at : George Washington University Hospital Auditorium |
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UPCOMING EVENTS |