Participating in a web community is one of the best things you can do for yourself. A 2002 John’s Hopkins study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry found a clear association between online support involvement and recovery. The first thing you will discover at Mood Garden is you are not alone. Others who have walked in your shoes will validate your experiences and provide you with the wisdom and insight you need to navigate your way to wellness. In no time, you will find yourself part of the sharing process.

The role of patients helping patients cannot be overstated. The same applies to the loved ones of patients. A major federal government report now recognizes patient support as a major part of the recovery process, and in the future much more emphasis is likely to be placed on this long-overlooked part of our treatment.

At Mood Garden, you will also find that friendships bloom.

You have entered this page from McMan’s Depression and Bipolar Web, an independent website. Mood Garden is also an independent website. In the fall of 2004, McMan, with its award-winning vast information resource, and Mood Garden decided to leverage their considerable strengths to provide patients and their loved ones with by far the most comprehensive web service devoted to mood disorders.

Both sites remain independent, but links on each page allow visitors to seamlessly navigate both sites with the convenience of being on one site. Think of two anchor stores in a mall or a library and community center sharing multiple foyers.

Please click on one of the links on the left to go to any of Mood Garden’s forums (with over 3,700 registered members as of now) and chat room, plus other pages. Click on the McMan link to get back to McMan’s home page.

Both McMan and Mood Garden look forward to combining their complementary strengths to creating a new range of web services for you. Enjoy your visit and come back often.