Hi, Betty,

Whenever I meet someone with treatment resistant depression, I always tell them a little about myself. I was treatment resistant for years and then discovered a thyroid deficiency (took a TSH test to discover it) then a later discovery of a misdiagnosis revealed I was actually bipolar II. It took 19 years of misdiagnosis. Antidepressants never quite worked right.

As far as information on illnesses, I have always loved the "Dummies" series. They are comprehensive and entertaining at the same time. They are very involved, however. There are probably better (lighter) books for family members. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has support programs for family members of those with major mental illness. You might look them up on the web.