Depression, bipolar support group forms
Depression, bipolar support group forms Thursday, January 25, 2007 9:18 AM CST By ASHLEY GARDNER Texarkana Gazette People who suffer from depression or bipolar disorder have more support available to them thanks to the newly-formed Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance-Texarkana. “There really isn’t a whole lot here in East Texas once you get outside of Dallas that is peer-support based, which in my opinion is most effective,” said Martin Morones, who helped form the local support group. Morones said mental illness still has a stigma attached that may prevent people from seeking support. He’s trying to change that. “The stigma behind it is what I think people shun away from,” Morones said. He hopes in time to see DBSA-Texarkana turn into a thriving support system in the community. “We are starting with a support group and we’ll see what happens from there. It could branch out into a lot of different things, but this is just the basic foundation,” Morones said. The local support gro...