Mental Health Disorder Information | Useful Mental Health Resources
“Work, love, and play are the great balance wheels of man’s being.”
—Orison Swett Marden
Associations & Institutes:
- American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
- American Psychiatric Association
- American Psychological Association
- American Psychological Society
- Canadian Mental Health Association
- Center for Mental Health Services
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Mental Health Association
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- Suicide Prevention Resource Center
College Student and General Mental Health sites:
- Healthy Minds
- Ulifeline
- Helium.com
- Campushealthandsafety.org
- Active Minds on Campus
- Medlineplus.gov (the National Library of Medicine)
- Medstory
- Epocrates
- http://psychcentral.com/ – General Mental Health Site
- http://www.sidran.org/ – Dissociative disorders
- http://www.pendulum.org/ – Bipolar disorder
- http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/links/default2.asp?ID=Women%2C+Violence+and+Trauma&Topic=Women%2C+Violence+and+Trauma – Women and Trauma
- http://www.childhelp.org/ – Child Abuse
- http://www.ptsd.va.gov/ – Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- http://caphis.mlanet.org/consumer/index.html – Patient information on the Web
- http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html – Medical dictionary
- http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/default.htm – FDA Drug information
- http://health.med.umich.edu/healthcontent.cfm?id=344 – University of Michigan Health Information
- Woman’s Health
- Cleveland Clinic
- Behavenet
- Eating disorder information at nimh.nih.gov
- Health Finder
- Mayo Clinic
- Mental Health America
- S.A.F.E Alternative
Anxiety Disorders:
- Acute Stress Disorder
- Social Phobia
- Panic Disorder
- Agoraphobia
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Anxiety Disorders: National Institute of Mental Health
- Anxiety: American Psychological Association
- Anxiety Disorders Association of America
- National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder:
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): National Institute of Mental Health
- National Attention Deficit Disorder Association
- Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder
- Northern Virginia CHADD Support Groups
Auditory Processing Disorder:
Autism Spectrum Disorders:
- Autism Spectrum Disorders: National Institute of Mental Health
- Autism Speaks
- Cure Autism Now Foundation
- Autism Society of America
- ASA Northern Virginia Chapter
Childhood Disorders:
- Asperger’s Syndrome
- Conduct Disorder
- Learning Disabilities
- Oppositional Defiance Disorder
- Sensory Processing Disorder
- Separation Anxiety
- Tourette’s Syndrome
Cognitive Disorders:
Depression and Mood Disorders:
- Adjustment Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Clinical Depression
- Cyclothymia
- Dysthymia
- Seasonal affective disorder
Dissociative Disorders:
- Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder)
- Dissociative Disorders: National Alliance on Mental Illness
Eating Disorders:
Impulse Control Disorders:
- Intermittent Explosive Disorder
- Domestic Violence
- Kleptomania
- Pyromania
- Pathological Gambling
- Trichotillomania
Mental Health Organizations:
- American Psychological Association
- American Psychiatric Association
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- International Society for Mental Health Online
- Mental Health Foundation
- Hope Line Network 1.800.784.2433 (Suicide hotline)
- National Mental Health Association
Personality Disorders:
- Antisocial Personality Disorder
- Avoidant Personality Disorder
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Dependent Personality Disorder
- Histrionic Personality Disorder
- Narcissistic Personality Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
- Paranoid Personality Disorders
- Schizoid Personality Disorders
- Schizotypal Personality Disorders
Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders:
- Delusional Disorder
- Schizophrenia: National Institute for Mental Health
- Brief Psychotic Disorder
- Schizophreniform Disorder
- Schizoaffective Disorder
- Shared Psychotic Disorder
- Schizophrenia.com
Sleep Disorders:
- National Center on Sleep Disorders Research
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- National Sleep Foundation
Substance Related Disorders:
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