title: Mutual aid for affective disorders: the manic depressive and depressive association.
abstract: A study of 188 participants in the founding chapter of the National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association revealed characteristics of patient and family members, their satisfaction levels with various aspects of the association, and their perceptions of outcome.
authors.affiliation: Indiana University.
authors.forename: Linda Farris
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Kurtz
mesh_terms: D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D002641:Chicago; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D012657:Self-Help Groups