Psychology - Mental Disorders

Joanne Prettyman

PROJECT OBJECTIVES:

General Reference Sites

National Institute of Mental Health
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
The mission of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is to reduce the burden of mental illness through research on mind, brain, and behavior. This public health mandate demands that NIMH harness powerful scientific tools to achieve better understanding, treatment, and eventually prevention and cure of mental illness.

NIMH - For the Public
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/index.cfm#disinfo
Mental Disorder Information, Clinical Trials, Material en Espaņol, Science on Our Minds Series, Research Fact Sheets, Statistics, Science Education

NIMH - Research Fact Sheets
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/resfacts.cfm

All Health Topics (MEDLINEPlus)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/all_healthtopics.html
Welcome to MEDLINEplus, a goldmine of good health information from the world's largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine. Health professionals and consumers alike can depend on it for information that is authoritative and up to date. MEDLINEplus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 590 diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and dictionaries, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials. MEDLINEplus is updated daily and can be bookmarked at the URL: medlineplus.gov. There is no advertising on this site, nor does MEDLINEplus endorse any company or product.

Internet Mental Health
http://www.mentalhealth.com/
Internet Mental Health is a free encyclopedia of mental health information created by a Canadian psychiatrist, Dr. Phillip Long.

KidsHealth
http://kidshealth.org/kid/index.html
KidsHealth is the largest and most visited site on the Web providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence. Created by The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media, KidsHealth provides families with accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health information they can use. KidsHealth has been on the Web since 1995.

AAFP - Family Doctor.org
http://familydoctor.org/
All of the information within familydoctor.org has been written and reviewed by physicians and patient education professionals at the American Academy of Family Physicians. The information is regularly reviewed and updated.

Family Practice Notebook
http://www.fpnotebook.com/index.htm
This notebook is intended to aid primary care providers in their pursuit of optimal care, well-informed patients, and healthy families.

emedicine
http://www.emedicine.com/
eMedicine was launched in 1996 and is the largest and most current clinical knowledge base available to physicians and health professionals. Nearly 10,000 physician authors and editors contribute to the eMedicine Clinical Knowledge Base with coverage of 7,000 diseases and disorders. The evidence-based content provides current practice guidelines in 62 medical specialties, and is kept current 24/7. All of eMedicine's original content undergoes four levels of physician peer review plus an additional review by a PharmD.

HealthAtoZ
http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/default.html
HealthAtoZ is a comprehensive, well-integrated health and medical resource developed by healthcare professionals. HealthAtoZ's aim is to partner with consumers so that every individual and family can better manage their health.

Disease World
http://www.diseaseworld.com/dis.htm
The Wonderful World of Diseases website is about more than just diseases: it covers many other "human conditions" that plague and intrigue us.

Ability
http://www.ability.org/index1.html
The Ability Project aim is to show that quality of life is related to how free a person is to make their own choices and for a significant number of disabled people computer technology and the Internet holds the keys to those choices.

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
http://www.nami.org/
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) is a nonprofit, grassroots, self-help, support and advocacy organization of consumers, families, and friends of people with severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and anxiety disorders.

athealth.com
http://www.athealth.com/
A leading provider of mental health information and services for mental health practitioners and those they serve. Our online community consists of psychiatrists, pediatricians, family practitioners, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, social workers, counselors, researchers, educators, school psychologists, caregivers, and others who meet the diverse needs of those with mental health concerns.

Mental Health Links for Families and Individuals
http://www.baltimorepsych.com/Consumer.htm
Northern County Psychiatric Associates - Baltimore, Maryland
We have selected these links because we feel that they may be helpful to individuals seeking information about mental health and family issues.

CHADD
http://www.chadd.org/index.cfm
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD), is a national non-profit, tax-exempt (Section 501 (c) (3) ) organization providing education, advocacy and support for individuals with AD/HD. In addition to our informative Web site, CHADD also publishes a variety of printed materials to keep members and professionals current on research advances, medications and treatments affecting individuals with AD/HD. These materials include Attention! magazine, the CHADD Information and Resource Guide to AD/HD, News From CHADD, a free electronically mailed current events newsletter, as well as other publications of specific interest to educators, professionals and parents.

What is AD/HD?
http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/behavior/adhd.html

ADHD.com
http://www.adhd.com/

Autism Society of America
http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer?pagename=homepage
The Autism Society of America was founded in 1965 by a small group of parents working on a volunteer basis out of their homes. Over the last 35 years, the Society has developed into the leading source of information and referral on autism.

Center for the Study of Autism
http://www.autism.org/contents.html
The Center for the Study of Autism (CSA) is located in the Salem/Portland, Oregon area. The Center provides information about autism to parents and professionals, and conducts research on the efficacy of various therapeutic interventions. Much of our research is in collaboration with the Autism Research Institute in San Diego, California.

AUTISM RESOURCES
http://www.autism-resources.com/
Offers information and links regarding the developmental disabilities autism and Asperger's Syndrome.

Anxiety Disorders Association of America
http://www.adaa.org/
The Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) is the only national, non-profit membership organization dedicated to informing the public, healthcare professionals and legislators that anxiety disorders are real, serious and treatable. The ADAA promotes the early diagnosis, treatment and cure of anxiety disorders, and is committed to improving the lives of the people who suffer from them.

What is Social Anxiety Disorder?
http://panicdisorder.about.com/mbody.htm
A compendium of information concerning SAD

Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adults
http://www.baltimorepsych.com/anxiety.htm

Anxiety Disorders
http://mentalhelp.net/poc/center_index.php?id=1
We have developed the information here to act as a comprehensive guide to help you better understand anxiety disorders and find out more information about them on your own. Choose from among the categories at left to begin your journey into recovery from this treatable disorder.

CyberPsych
http://www.cyberpsych.org/
CyberPsych presents information about psychoanalysis, psychotherapy and special topics such as anxiety disorders, the problematic use of alcohol, homophobia, and the traumatic effects of racism. CyberPsych hosts mental health organizations and individuals with content of interest to the public and the professional mental health community. CyberPsych is a not for profit network which offers free web hosting and technical support to non-profit groups or individuals for internet communication.

Phobias
http://www.psych.org/public_info/phobias.cfm
The American Psychiatric Association is a medical specialty society recognized world-wide. Its 37,000 U.S. and international member physicians work together to ensure humane care and effective treatment for all persons with mental disorder, including mental retardation and substance-related disorders. It is the voice and conscience of modern psychiatry. Its vision is a society that has available, accessible quality psychiatric diagnosis and treatment.

APA Fact Sheet Series
http://www.psych.org/public_info/dpa_fact.cfm

How Phobias Work
http://www.phobiascured.com/how_phobias_work.htm
Presented by Phobias Cured, an organization dedicated to helping people to help themselves overcome their phobias, fears and panic by providing specialized education in three forms - personal phone consultations, eBook or video tape.

The Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation
http://www.ocfoundation.org/
The Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation (OCF), with more than 10,000 members, is an international not-for-profit organization composed of people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders, their families, friends, professionals and other concerned individuals.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
http://www.mentalhealth.com/dis/p20-an05.html

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
http://kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?dn=KidsHealth&lic=1&ps=307&cat_id=20070&article_set=20769

Somatoform Disorder: What it is and how to cope
http://familydoctor.org/handouts/162.html

Somatoform Disorder
http://www.fpnotebook.com/PSY206.htm

Somatoform Disorder: Conversion
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic2780.htm

HYPOCHONDRIA
http://www.uib.no/med/avd/med_a/gastro/wilhelms/hypochon.html

Mental Health - Hypochondria
http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/mental/hypoc01.htm

Health Anxiety and Hypochondria Support
http://healthanxiety.com/
A resource for information and support for people who have health anxiety/hypochondria, their families and friends, and anyone else who is interested.

Dissociative disorders
http://www.nami.org/helpline/dissoc.htm

Dissociative disorders
http://www.athealth.com/Consumer/disorders/Dissociative.html

Dissociative Fugue
http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section15/chapter188/188c.htm

Foundation for Mood Disorders
http://www.fmd.org/
The Foundation is a research, educational, referral and information center, dedicated to mood disorders such as depression, manic depression, panic and anxiety states and obsessive compulsive disorders.

Adolescent Mood Disorders
http://www.adolescent-mood-disorders.com/index.html

Bipolar Information
http://www.pendulum.org/information/information.html
The Pendulum Pages are a collection of information and links about manic-depression and other mood disorders.

Suicide Information & Education Centre
http://www.siec.ca/siec.htm
The Suicide Information & Education Centre (SIEC) is a special library and resource centre providing information on suicide and suicidal behaviour. We are not a Crisis Centre.

Suicide Facts
http://www.mentalhealth.org/suicideprevention/fivews.asp
National Strategy for Suicide Prevention

American Association of Suicidology
http://www.suicidology.org/
The goal of the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) is to understand and prevent suicide.

TEEN SUICIDE
http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/suicide.htm
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fact Sheet

National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
http://www.narsad.org/
The National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression raises and distributes funds for scientific research into the causes, cures, treatments and prevention of brain disorders, primarily the Schizophrenias, Depressions, and Bipolar Disorders.

What is Schizophrenia
http://www.schizophreniadigest.com/index.php/SCN/what

World Fellowship for Schizophrenia and Allied Disorders
http://www.world-schizophrenia.org/index.html
WFSAD strives to increase knowledge, understanding and compassion and reduce the fear, stigma, discrimination and abuse that accompany these difficult conditions.



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