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Community Health Links
General Mental Health
| National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) |
NAMI's Mission is to address the unmet needs of individuals with mental
illness and their families through advocacy, public education, information and
referral, and self help support groups |
| The American Psychological Association
Help Center |
The APA Help Center is a place where individuals can get information and
fact sheets on a variety of topics about mental health, choosing a psychologist,
using psychology to enhance the workplace, and other topics |
| The National Institute of Mental Health
(NIHM) |
The NIHM publications page offers fact sheets and information on a variety
of psychological conditions, including depression, anxiety, attention
deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism, bipolar disorder, and many others. This
section offers information about the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of
mental illnesses. Included are brochures and information sheets, reports, press
releases, fact sheets and other educational materials |
Depression
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Healthy Place.com Depression Community |
The largest consumer mental health site, providing comprehensive information
on psychological disorders and psychiatric medications from both a consumer and
expert point of view. Active chat rooms, hosted support groups, people who keep
online journals/diaries, psychological tests, breaking mental health news,
mental health videos, online documentary films, a mental health radio show and
more. The Depression Center The Depression Center offers personalized,
interactive tools that have helped thousands of people challenge and overcome
their depression. |
| The Depression Test |
Provided by the Depression Center, this online test will help you determine
if you are experiencing some of the classic symptoms of clinical depression. It
is not a diagnostic tool and is not a replacement of substitute for a
psychologist's or physician's advice. The purpose of the test is to prepare you
with information that you can present to your mental health professional |
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Planet Therapy "Living With Depression" Web Site |
A continuing education provider for mental health professionals, this Web
site provides information on the challenges of living with depression and what
to do about it. |
Anxiety Disorders
| Anxiety Disorders Association of America
(ADAA) |
A 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 it committed to improving the lives of the
people who suffer from them |
| ADAA Anxiety
Disorders |
Information about anxiety disorders in general, and specific types of
anxiety disorders, such as panic disorder, social phobia, obsessive-compulsive
disorder and generalized anxiety disorder |
| Ohio State
University Anxiety and Stress Disorders Clinic |
OSU hosts several pages where you can take a quiz or assess your experiences
in relation to what clinicians look for when they diagnose an anxiety disorder.
None of the information is meant to substitute for mental health care, but can
provide you with a sense of what the types of experiences you are having might
be. |
| Social Phobia/Social Anxiety
Association |
Provides definitions, explanations of symptoms and treatments, resources and
links for people experiencing social phobia/social anxiety disorder. |
| National
Institutes of Mental Health Post-traumatic Stress Disorder |
Booklets, fact sheets, and summaries about PTSD |
| Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Alliance |
A group of professional and advocacy organizations that have joined forces
to provide educational resources to individuals diagnosed with PTSD and their
loved ones, those at risk for developing PTSD, and medical, healthcare and other
frontline professionals. |
| National Center for PTSD (NCPTSD) |
The NCPTSD's mission is to advance the clinical care and social welfare of
America's veterans through research, education, and training in the science,
diagnosis, and treatment of PTSD and stress-related disorders. |
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD)
| ADHD Balance |
ADHDbalance.net brings you many perspectives on
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)-from doctors to coaches to
parents to educators. Each expert keeps an online diary-a blog-about his or her
area of ADHD expertise, creating a well-rounded, vital view of how to treat or
manage ADHD.
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