Welcome to The MDAO Family Support Group !

If you are a family member or friend of someone with a mood disorder and you are looking for support, if you have some questions about mood disorders, like Depression and Bipolar disorder, or if you need help getting through the rough spots the MDAO Family Support Group is for you!

If you'd like to ask a question or participate in discussions we ask that you register. Registration is free and it protects our community from spam. Once you register, you must log in to post. This Support Group is moderated by trained volunteers.

MDAO uses a message board style for our on-line forum, and is not intended to be an on-line chat. In an on-line chat environment, everyone participating, including the moderator is signed in at the same time and can respond instantly to a question or concern. In MDAO's message board style forum, the posts are left to be picked up and responded to by the other participants when they sign in to the forums. It may still take several hours to receive a reply from another member or a moderator. Please note that MDAO is not mandated as a distress facility, and our volunteer moderators are not medically trained professionals. Our volunteers monitor the site to ensure the appropriateness of discussions and will direct anyone exhibiting obvious signs of distress to seek immediate medical assistance.

This is a Peer Support site for those looking for an online community with whom they can share their concerns and have the community respect and be sensitive to those concerns. This is not a site for anyone (professionals, individuals, etc) who are looking to conduct research, market/sell/endorse/etc. anything. We thank you in advance for your compliance with this sensitive and very serious request.