Helpful Resources

Associations & Institutes

• American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

• American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

• American Counseling Association

• American Psychiatric Association

• American Psychological Association

• American Psychological Society

• Center for Mental Health Services

• Mental Health America:

• http://www.mentalhealth.gov/

• National Institute of Mental Health

• National Mental Health Association

• National Eating Disorders Association

• National Sleep Foundation

• National Womens Health Resource Center

• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network

• NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• World Federation for Mental Health

Suicide Awareness and Hotlines

• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

• Suicide Awareness Voices of Education

• Suicide: Read This First

Depression

• Bipolar Disorder News Pendulum.org

• Depression and How Therapy Can Help

• Depression Screening

• Depression Test, Symptoms of Depression, Signs of Depression

• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)

• Freedom From Fear

Anxiety Disorders

• Answers to Your Questions About Panic Disorder

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

• Beyond OCD

• International OCD Foundation

• Obsessive Compulsive Information Center

• Trichotillomania Learning Center

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

• National Center for PTSD

• Give an Hour for veterans and their families

• National Center for PTSD Real Warriors (U.S. Department of Defense) for veterans and their families

• The Gift From Within

• Sidran Institute

• Disaster/Trauma

Addiction and Recovery

• Alcoholics Anonymous

• Alcoholics Anonymous Recovery Resources

• Center for On-Line Addiction

• Habit Smart

• Web of Addictions

Eating Disorders

• American Dietetic Association

• Something Fishy

Personality Disorders

• Mental Help Net Personality Disorders

• Personality Disorders Focus Adolescent Counselor Services

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• ADDA Attention Deficit Disorder Association

• Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, NIMH

• Born to Explore: The Other Side of ADD/ADHD

Child Abuse and Domestic Violence

• Childhelp USA

• Questions and Answers about Memories of Childhood Abuse

• The National Domestic Violence Hotline Website

Developmental Disorders

• Aspergers Disorder

• NeuroWeb

• Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Diagnosis

• DSM-IV-TR: Diagnoses and Criteria

Medication

• DrugWatch.comprovides up-to-date information about prescription and over-the-counter medications, including details about associated side effects.

• Drugalert.org is a comprehensive database with information and news alerts about potentially dangerous drugs currently on the market or previously available worldwide.