Resources for General Mental Health Problems
Note: To find out more about how these sites were chosen, please read How We Select Our Resources. Also, many sites listed on our General Mental Health issues page are extremely large, and contain information on many different issues. Please be sure to check out those sites as well.
The American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy — Therapist Locator.net
http://www.therapistlocator.net/
A public service of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), a professional organization for marriage and family therapists. Includes consumer information about therapists, and therapy in general, as well as condition-specific "consumer updates".
Consumer Updates include:
Bereavement and Loss
Eating Disorders
American Psychiatric Association — Public Information
http://www.psych.org/public_info/index.cfm
The American Psychiatric Association, a national professional organization for psychiatrists, provides information to professional members as well as the general public. They offer articles on specific disorders, as well as a pamphlet series and fact sheets on a variety of subjects.
Articles include:
What is Mental Illness?
Choosing a Psychiatrist
Parity for Mental Illness Health Insurance
American Psychological Association
http://www.apa.org/psychnet/
A professional organization for psychologists, the American Psychological Association (APA) devotes a section of their website to the general public. The Public Topics section includes articles, selected APA books, and resources.
Some informative articles:
Controlling Anger — Before It Controls You
Writing to heal
Painful Shyness in Children and Adults
Dr. John Grohol's Psych Central
http://psychcentral.com/
Comprehensive site run by John Grohol, Psy.D. offering a resource library, articles and essays, and book reviews. Offers a live weekly Mental Health Chat hosted by Dr. John Grohol on Wednesday evenings. Support forums cover many mental health issues. Information on many adult, childhood and personality disorders, including (but not limited to): ADD/ADHD, Bulimia, Bipolar Disorder, Panic Disorder, PTSD, Separation Anxiety, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
Some of the interesting features include:
Choosing Happiness in Our Lives
Self Help Quizzes
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Best Practices in e-therapy
Health Journeys
http://www.healthjourneys.com
Belleruth Naparstek's Health Journeys site provides all you need to know about guided imagery and how to use it to help you make changes in your life. The site includes a weekly audiospa, a "Talk Amongst Yourselves" dicussion section, and an "Ask BR" section. There is also a newsletter to which you can subscribe.
Healthology
http://healthology.com
Healthology provides streaming video, audio, and written articles on a variety of mental health issues, including (but not limited to) depression, substance abuse, and schizophrenia.
Mental Health Sanctuary
http://www.mhsanctuary.com/
Site owned and managed by Tim Pheil, L.P.N. and Andrea Pheil, L.P.T. Provides extensive information on suicide intervention, general articles, and offers email volunteers for different concerns (as well as the opportunity to be an email volunteer).
Articles include:
Talking with Psychotic Patients
Understanding Responsibility
Top Ten Ways to Triumph During Transitions
Mental Help Net
http://www.mentalhelp.net/
This site provides current events articles related to mental health issues, advocacy information, a Reading Room section, and condition specific information.
Topics include:
Anxiety Disorders
Impulse Control Disorders
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". Their website provides support, education, advocacy and research information. Their information on different mental illnesses and their treatment is comprehensive, including information in Spanish.
National Institute of Mental Health
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/index.cfm
The official website for the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), their public section includes articles, informational publications (in both English and Spanish), an extensive Spanish languge section, and clinical trial information.
Support 4 Hope
http://www.support4hope.com/
Support website for individuals with mental illness and their families. Offers a chat room, a newsletter archive, and specific information on conditions including (but not limited to): ADD/ADHD, Panic Disorder, Autism, Bi-polar Disorder, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. |
