Mental Health

Mental illnesses and disorders affecting children or adults, from eating disorders to schizophrenia.

Sub-headings:

Depression

Developmental and Learning Disorders/Disabilities

Mental or physical impairments, or a combination of such, occurring in children.

Mental Disorders

Includes resources for neurological disorders such as Anxiety, Panic, Bipolar, and Post Traumatic Stress disorders, as well as eating disorders and schizophrenia.

Personality Disorders

Resources about the eleven different personality disorders as defined by the American Psychiatric Association.

Suicide/Self Injury

Resources in this category:

The American Academy of Psychoanalysis
http://aapsa.org/

"National organization of medical psychoanalysts. The site contains a roster and program, publication, and organization information."

American Psychiatric Association
http://www.psych.org/

"The American Psychiatric Association is a medical specialty society recognized world-wide. Its 40,500 U.S. and international physicians specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional illnesses and substance use disorders." Web site includes employment info, news, and research resources.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association
http://www.apna.org/

"The American Psychiatric Nurses Association provides leadership to advance psychiatric-mental health nursing practice, improve mental health care for individuals, families, groups and communities and shape health policy for the delivery of mental health services." This site provides links to information regarding membership, publications, professional resources, conferences and other events, new developments and related sites.

American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry
http://www.adolpsych.org/

"Focusing on teen, adolescence, and young adult issues, ASAP acts both as a professional network for its members and a specialized community dedicated to education development and advocacy of adolescents and the adolescent psychiatric field." Website includes book reviews, articles on teen issues, and a PDF version of the quarterly newsletter.

APA HelpCenter
http://apahelpcenter.org/

The American Psychological Association provides resources for finding a psychologist, as well as articles about various psychological difficulties as they relate to work, home, our health, our daily lives, and other featured topics.

Mental Health America
http://www.nmha.org/

"Oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness...through advocacy, education, research and service." Find information about NMHA programs, a directory of affiliates, information about a variety of mental disorders, news, and an events calendar. The Resource Center has factsheets on mental illness, NMHA position statements, and information on ordering NMHA publications.

The Mood Disorders Association of Manitoba
http://www.depression.mb.ca/

This Canadian non-profit organization features information and support for various mood disorders. Publications such as a newsletter and information sheets about different disorders are available in PDF format.

National Alliance on Mental Illness
http://www.nami.org/

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is a national, non-profit organization dedicated "to eradicate mental illness and improve the quality of life of those affected by these diseases." This website contains information on various forms of mental illness, anti-discrimination articles, current news and legislation information, help for coping with mental illnesses and links to related sites.

National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse
http://www.mhselfhelp.org/

"A consumer-run national technical assistance center serving the mental health consumer movement. We help connect individuals to self-help and advocacy resources, and we offer expertise to self-help groups and other peer-run services for mental health consumers."

Support Coalition International
http://www.MindFreedom.org/

"Support Coalition is an alliance of more than 70 grassroots groups in 11 countries united to win human rights in the 'mental health system.'"

Virginia Association for Marriage and Family Tnerapy
http://www.vamft.org/

"The Virginia Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (VAMFT) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the well-being of families, couples, individuals, and businesses through the advancement of the profession and practice of marriage and family therapy in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
This site provides information about membership, marriage and family therapy, the licensing process, an FAQ, a newsletter, and access to a referral directory."