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ADD/ADHD
ADDA
Attention Deficit Disorder Association.
About.com Attention Deficit Disorder Site
Comprehensive resource.
ADDvance
Women & Girls with ADD
CHADD
Children and
Adults With Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder national organization.
Internet Mental Health
Medications
National Institute of Mental Health
On-Line Evaluation
Online Resources
Includes email lists.
Support Groups
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Antidepressants
Depression Central
The Internet's central clearinghouse for information
on all types of depressive disorders and on the most effective treatments for
individuals suffering from Major Depression, Manic-Depression (Bipolar
Disorder), Cyclothymia, Dysthymia and other mood disorders.
Famous People With Bipolar Disorders
MEDLINE Plus
National
Institute of Mental Health
Information about medications.
What Are the Drugs Used For Depression?
WebMD article on
antidepressants.
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Anxiety Disorders
About.com Anxiety Disorders Site
Anxiety and Panic Hub
Anxiety Disorders
Association of America
Internet Mental Health
Internet support groups
List of Anxiety-related Links(Tapir)
National Anxiety Foundation
National Center For
PTSD(Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)
National Institute of Mental Health
Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation
Online Support Groups
Self-assessment test for anxiety
Social Phobia: The Largest Anxiety Disorder
Social Phobia/Social Anxiety Association
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Depression and Bipolar
Disorders
About.com Depression Site
News, articles, links.
Depression Central
The Internet's central clearinghouse for
information on all types of depressive disorders and on the most effective
treatments for individuals suffering from Major Depression, Manic-Depression
(Bipolar Disorder), Cyclothymia, Dysthymia and other mood disorders.
Electroconvulsive Therapy(ECT)
From
Depression Central
Famous People
With Bipolar Disorders
MEDLINE Plus
News and information about depression and its treatments.
National Depressive and
Manic-Depressive Association
The mission of the National Depressive
and Manic- Depressive Association is to educate patients, families,
professionals, and the public concerning the nature of depressive and
manic-depressive illness as treatable medical diseases; to foster self-help for
patients and families; to eliminate discrimination and stigma; to improve access
to care; and to advocate for research toward the elimination of these illnesses.
National Foundation for
Depressive Illness, Inc.
The National Foundation For Depressive
Illness (NAFDI) was established in 1983 to provide public and professional
information about Affective Disorders, the availability of treatment, and the
urgent need for further research.
National Institute of Mental Health
Information about depression and
bipolar disorder from the NIMH.
Online Support Groups
Suicide and Suicide Prevention
From
Depression Central
WalkersWeb
Walkers in Darkness, Inc. is a tax exempt charitable organization [501(c)(3)]
established to promote the general mental health and well-being of those
individuals who are afflicted with, who are associated with individuals who are
afflicted with, or who are otherwise interested in, mental and emotional
disorders by developing and maintaining a forum which shall provide a means by
which the above-described individuals may communicate with one another in an
open forum with regard to mental and emotional disorders; and provide access to
general educational information pertaining to mental and emotional disorders.
Writings by People With Mood Disorders
From
Depression Central
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Psychiatric Medications
Drug InfoNet
Internet Mental Health
Information about psychiatric drugs.
Medications and Mental Disorders
National Institute of Mental Health.
Medications for Mental Illness
Medicines for Psychiatric Disorders
Medline Plus Drug Information
A guide to more than 9,000 prescription
and over-the-counter medications provided by the United States Pharmacopeia
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Psychiatry and the
Older Adult
About.com Mental Health Site
Resources on aging.
Administration on Aging
U.S. government site that includes information designed for older Americans and
their families as well as those concerned about providing the opportunities and
services to enrich the lives of older persons and support their independence.
Alzheimer's Association
The Alzheimerís Association, a national network of chapters, is the largest
national voluntary health organization committed to finding a cure for
Alzheimerís and helping those affected by the disease.
Alzheimer's Disease
Education and Referral Center
Extensive resources from the National
Institute on Aging.
The Elderly Place
Alzheimer's disease and caregiving.
Mental Help Net Aging Resources
Extensive list Including Alzheimer's
Disease, dementia and geriatric resources.
National Institute on Aging
The National Institute on Aging (NIA), one of the 25 institutes and centers of
the National Institutes of Health, leads a
broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the
healthy, active years of life.
Searchable Database of
Organizations. National Institute of Health.
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Psychosomatics
Articles
About Psychosomatic Illness
Emotions and Disease
An exhibition at the National Library of Medicine.
Historical survey.
Psychosomatic Disorders
From the Merck Manual, Home Edition.
Psychosomatic
Medicine
Wikipedia Article
Stress
Medline Plus Health Information. National Library of Medicine.
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Schizophrenia
A Handbook for Families
Published by Health Canada in Co-operation with
the Schizophrenia Society of Canada
Internet Mental Health - Schizophrenia
Diagnostic criteria, web
resources, books and pamphlets.
Medline Plus - Schizophrenia
Articles, news, links from the National
Library of Medicine.
NARSAD
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression.
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
National Alliance for the
Mentally Ill - Georgia Chapter
Help, information and support groups for
families dealing with serious mental illness.
National Institute of Mental Health - Schizophrenia
Diagnosis,
treatment, cause, prognosis.
Schizophrenia.com
A non-profit community
providing in-depth information, support and education related to schizophrenia,
a disorder of the brain and mind.
Schizophrenia Resources
About.com schizophrenia site.
Treatment
Advocacy Center
"The Treatment Advocacy Center is a nonprofit
organization dedicated to eliminating legal and clinical barriers to timely and
humane treatment for Americans with severe brain disorders who are not receiving
appropriate medical care. Focusing on schizophrenia and manic-depressive
illness (bipolar disorder), TAC works to prevent the devastating consequences of
non-treatment: homelessness, suicide, victimization, worsening of symptoms,
violence, and incarceration." From the web site.
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Suicide
American Association of Suicidology
A nonprofit organization dedicated
to the understanding and prevention of suicide. .
American Foundation for Suicide
Prevention
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is dedicated
to advancing our knowledge of suicide and our ability to prevent it.
Depression Support Groups
If you are thinking about suicide. . .
If you are feeling suicidal now,
please stop long enough to read this. It will only take about five minutes. I do
not want to talk you out of your bad feelings. I am not a therapist or other
mental health professional - only someone who knows what it is like to be in
pain." From the web site.
Living With Suicide
PBS site dealing with experiences of those left
behind.
SAVE
The mission of SAVE is to educate about suicide prevention and to speak for
suicide survivors.
Suicide
MedicineNet
Suicide
Mental Health Net information, links, resources.
Suicide and Suicide Prevention
Suicide Helpline
Suicide resources on the Internet. Dr. Grohol's Mental
Health Page.
Suicide Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. National Suicide
Hotlines
Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program
Preventing teen suicide.
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