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Mental
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http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/ This is the site for the National Institute of Mental Health. They have a number of publications about a variety of emotional, mental and family problems that you can read on your computer or order for free. http://ocd.nami.org/fact.htm This is the place to find the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill. They have lots of facts and statistics related to mental illness. Use the search button to find information about particular types of problems. http://www.apa.org/homepage.html
this page is for the American Psychological Association. It has up to
date stories in the news. To get specific information about various emotional
and health issues, go to there publication cite and scroll down to the
education brochures at http://www.apa.org/publications/brochures.html http://www.mentalhealth.com/ a rich site with lots of information, including diagnosis, medications, and Internet links. |
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| Alzheimer's |
http://www.alz.org for information Alzheimer's Disorder |
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| Children
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http://www.aacap.org/search.htm The academy for childhood and adolescent psychiatry has articles available through their search engine on this page. http://www.ldonline.org/ This is an interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers and children. http://www.chadd.org/ This iis the site for information about Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder. It also provides information on local support groups. http://www.wingofmadness.com/index.htm This is a depression resource site that includes information about depression in children, adolescents and women. |
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| Depression
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http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html A comprehensive site for information on depression and on the most effective treatments for individuals suffering from Major Depression, Manic-Depression (Bipolar Disorder), Cyclothymia, Dysthymia and other mood disorders http://www.med.nyu.edu/Psych/screens/depres.html Here you can take a test that gives you a preliminary test for depression. http://depression.com/ this site has lots of information about depression. Use the Quick Navigation bar at the top left side of the page to find out what is available. http://www.depression.com/tools/health_library/coping/sex.html to get information about depression and sex drive and how medications can affect it. http://www.depression.com/tools/health_library/coping/friends.html talks to family members and friends of the person who is depressed. http://www.wingofmadness.com/index.htm
This is a depression resource site that includes information about depression
in children, adolescents and women. |
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| Suicide
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http://www.afsp.org/ This has information about suicide, including a section on helping survivors of suicide. |
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| Anxiety, Obesessive-Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder |
http://www.algy.com/anxiety/ This
site has information about anxiety, OCD, and panic attacks. |
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| Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorders |
http://www.ldonline.org/ an interactive guide to learning disabilities for parents, teachers and children. http://www.chadd.org/ this is the site for information about Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder. It also provides information on local support groups. http://mentalhelp.net/guide/addquiz.htm
has a quiz to help you decide whether you might have attention deficit
disorder. (Note: I think that this test OVER diagnoses the disorder. |
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| Medications Used for Mental Health Problems |
http://www.mhsource.com/advocacy/narsad/dep.html http://www.mentalhealth.com/fr30.html |
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| Alcohol and Substance Abuse Problems |
http://www.well.com/user/woa%20for%20addictions http://www.arf.org/isd//infopak/list.html http://www.health.org/ the national clearinghouse for drug and alcohol information. You can use their data bases to search formore information http://www.pbs.org/wnet/closetohome/science/html/animations.html |
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| Gambling Addictions |
http://www.gamblingaddiction.org/ http://www.addictionrecov.org/qandagam.htm This site has a question and answer section that is pretty good. |
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| Eating Disorders |
http://www.something-fishy.org/ This is a very comprehensive site about eating disorders. |
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http://www.mhsource.com/narsad.html This is the home page for The National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression. |
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