Mental Health Links & General Resources

- MCAT Prep Resources

American Psychological Association PsychNET (SM)

American Psychological Society (APS)
A well organized site offering teaching, research & graduate student resources, electronic journals, publishers, software, Internet discussion lists, mental health resources, and job search support.

American RadioWorks - Trauma and the Brain
"Terrifying events like the terrorist attacks of 9/11 trigger strong biological and psychological reactions. Most people recover over time, but researchers are trying to understand why some never do."
Sections include: The Circuitry of Fear ; Outsourcing Compassion ; Links and Resources.
By Stephen Smith and Sasha Aslanian

ANRED - Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc.
Sections include: Anorexia Nervosa ; Bulimia Nervosa ; Binge Eating Disorders ; Other Less-Well-Known Eating Disorders.

the Anxiety Panic internet resource (tAPir)
"...is a free grass-roots website dedicated to providing information, relief, and support for those recovering from debilitating anxiety."

Brain: A Learning Tool - (dead link)
A visual tool to learn the structures and functions of each section of the human brain
- Marymount College

Children's Reactions to the World Trade Center Disaster September 11, 2001
Tree of Hope: Children's Response to the WTC Disaster
"Many children welcomed an opportunity to express their own feelings of love, fear, anger, hope, and determination-- through drawings and written reflections on table cloths and posters, or by creating a box of hope, a paper sculpture, or a message on a leaf, placed on a 'Tree of Hope'."
By Dr. Michael Fenichel

Clinical Pharmacology
"The goal of Clinical Pharmacology ^∆ is to provide information on all FDA-approved drugs and OTC pharmaceuticals. Herbal products and nutraceutical products are included when it appears that a reasonable amount of scientific data are available for review. Investigational drugs are included in the database when they have reached Phase III clinical investigation...All Clinical Pharmacology ^∆ writers and editors are current or former clinical pharmacists who have been formally trained in drug information

Clinical Psychology Resources
"This page contains WWW resources for Clinical and Abnormal Psychology, Behavioral Medicine and Mental Health."
Topics include Disorders, Assessment, Psychotherapy, Organisations, Departments, Journals, and Starting Points
Maintained by Ralf Ott

David Baldwin's Trauma Information Pages
"These Trauma Pages focus primarily on emotional trauma and traumatic stress, including PTSD (Post-traumatic Stress Disorder), whether following individual traumatic experience(s) or a large-scale disaster. The purpose of this site is to provide information for clinicians and researchers in the traumatic-stress field. Specifically, my interests here include both clinical and research aspects of trauma responses and their resolution."

Hardin MD: Psychiatry & Mental Health
A nice listing of academic and professional links with an indication of sites awarded their "Clean Bill of Health" award.
From the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, University of Iowa

Internet Mental Health
Encyclopedia of professional mental health information. A very useful resource with information on the 54 most common mental disorders, the 72 most common medications, an online magazine, latest research information.

Investing In Our Children - (dead link)
Include: Press Release ; Opening Statement ; Listen to the Press Conference ; Full Report ; Board on Children, Youth, and Families ; Better Child Care ; More Support for Families ; Focusing on Mental Health ; Core Concepts in Child Development ; It's Nature AND Nurture ; More Resources.
National Academies Web Extra, October 2000.

Jacob L. Driesen, Ph.D.
Neuropsychology, Psychology, Medical Psychology, and Mental Health Resources

MEDLINEplus Health Information
"Find information on hundreds of diseases, conditions and wellness issues...This service provides access to extensive information about specific diseases and conditions and also has links to consumer health information from the National Institutes of Health, dictionaries, lists of hospitals and physicians, health information in Spanish and other languages, and clinical trials. There is no advertising on this site, nor does MEDLINEplus endorse any company or product."
Selected by the U.S. National Library of Medicine

Mental Health Matters!
"Directory of mental health, mental illness resources for professionals, patients and families.Mental Health Matters! does the searching for you. The best the WEB has to offer in mental health resources and information. Frequent updates. Selected listings of alternative treatments and mental health research for psychological disorders, mental health law, emotional support, mental health statistics, patients rights, psychological help, support groups, self-help."

Mental Help Net
"Your personal review guide to mental health, psychology, and psychiatry online, currently listing over 7,000 individual resources."
Sections include Disorder and Treatments, Professional Resources, Reading Room, & Managed Care

Misunderstood Minds
"A companion site to the PBS special on learning differences and disabilities. Explore stories from the show and find information and resources for parents."
Sections include: Introduction ; Attention ; Reading ; Writing ; Mathematics ; Resources ; Stories.
PBS Online

National Association of School Psychologists - Remembering September 11
Sections include: One Year Later Materials (NASP) ; One Year Later Links/Resources ; 9/11 Materials ; General Resources (NASP) ; General Crisis Links.

Neurology-Neurosciences
A listing of the best Meta-Indexes in the field
Hardin Library for the Health Science, University of Iowa

PBS Frontline - A Crime of Insanity
"When a paranoid schizophrenic committed a violent crime, the legal and psychiatric worlds collided..."
Sections include: The Story of Ralph Tortorici ; An Overview of Insanity on Trial ; The Jailed and Imprisoned Mentally Ill ; Interviews ; Links & Readings ; Tapes & Transcripts ; Producer's Chat.

PBS Frontline - Little Criminals
"A six year-or old California boy nearly beats a baby to death. What makes a child so violent? How do we deal with him?
Sections include: "Troubled Kids" ; Interview with the Six Year-Old's Psychiatrist ; Readings ; Interviews ; Links ; Transcripts.

PBS - Perfect Illusions: Eating Disorders and the Family (February 2003)
Web site companion to the TV broadcast.
"...hosted by Lauren Hutton, is unique in its focus on the role of the family in the evolution and treatment of, and recovery from eating disorders...Perfect Illusions includes interviews with specialists in the treatment of anorexia and bulimia, and visits a support group for the parents of those suffering from eating disorders."
Sections include: Eating Disorders ; Help & Resources ; Personal Stories.

The Phobia List
Sections include: Categories ; Treatment.
By Fred Culbertson

Psych Central - Mental Health & Psychology Resources Online
"The oldest annotated directory of mental health resources for professionals and consumers on the Internet."
By John Grohol, Ph.D.

Psychology Free Online Medical Advise
"Answers to more than 500 questions about psychology, mental health and relationships, written by a team of experts appointed by the Commission of the European communities."

School Psychology Resources Online
"Research learning disabilities, ADHD, functional behavioral assessment, autism, adolescence, parenting, psychological assessment, special education, mental retardation, mental health, and more."
By Sandra Steingart, Ph.D.

Science and Pseudoscience Review in Mental Health

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

• Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)
  • Antidepressant Use in Children, Adolescents and Adults (March 2004)
    "The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requests a Warning Statement in the labeling for certain antidepressants to encourage close observation of adult and pediatric patients treated with these agents for worsening depression or the emergence of suicidality."

Treatment Advocacy Center - Legal Resources
"...dedicated to eliminating legal and clinical barriers to timely and humane treatment for Americans with severe brain disorders who are not receiving appropriate medical care. Focusing on schizophrenia and manic-depressive illness (bipolar disorder), TAC works to prevent the devastating consequences of non-treatment: homelessness, suicide, victimization, worsening of symptoms, violence, and incarceration."

U.S. National Library of Medicine

Freud
Sigmund Freud and the Freud Archives
"This collection of links points to Internet resources related to Sigmund Freud and his works. Included in this collection are libraries, museums, and biographical materials."
By Robert Salnave