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Internet
Mental Health
A web site whose goal is to improve understanding, diagnosis, and treatment
of mental illness throughout the world.
Schizophrenia:
A Handbook For Families
A 57-page handbook containing a wealth of information for families whose
relative may be showing early signs of schizophrenia or has been newly diagnosed
with the disorder. First published in 1991 by health Canada and the Schizophrenia
Association of Canada.
mentalwellness.com
The Online Resource for Schizophrenia and other Mental Health Information
schizophrenia.com
A Not-for-Profit Information, Support and Education Center Focused on the
Brain Disorder Schizophrenia
The Schizophrenia
Society of Canada
Provides a Handbook of Mental Health Resources in Canada, listed by Province
British Columbia
Schizophrenia Society
Provides General Information on Schizophrenia and information on outreach
programs for children and families and an order form for educational pamphlets
eLetter on
Drugs for Severe Psychiatric Illnesses
Information on medications used to treat schizophrenia and other severe
psychiatric disorders including a "drug index"" of more
than 50 drugs, with information about what they are designed to treat,
their adverse
effects, how to use the drugs, and a list of other drugs that may create
dangerous interactions.
HealthScout
Use their "Search" feature to find information on recent research and
general news articles about schizophrenia and detailed information on medications.
What
is Mental Illness?
Descriptions, causes and symptons of several mental disorders.
Center
for Mental Health Services
From the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, the CMHS website provides
information for consumers and professionals on Federal programs as well
as
articles on mental health related issues. Provides search feature of Federal
programs for specific disorders.
Mental Health
Infosource
Sponsored by Continuing Medical Education, contains information on general
and mental health issues. Site has sections for mental health professionals
and consumers.
Mental Health
Net
An information service sponsored by CMHC Systems.
Schizophrenia,
Open the Doors
This website is part of the World Psychiatric Association's (WPA) program
to fight stigma.
Schizophrenia-HELP
Online Resource Center
From the Association for the Psychotherapy
of Schizophrenia
Your Guide to
Severe Mental Illness
From the UK based National Schizophrenia Fellowship.
What
is Schizophrenia?
From The Journal of the California Alliance for the Mentally Ill
- contains an historical prospective on the use of drugs in treating mental
illness.
Currently
Prescribed Psychotropic Medications
from the homepage of the National Allicance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
Psychiatry24X7.com
Round the clock resources for psychiatry
Gateway to
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Information
Links to other resources with information on PTSD
Gift
From Within
An International Organization for Survivors of Trauma and Victimization
Self-Help Sites - |^Top|
My Mind and
Body.com
Provides information on medications, alternate and complementary treatments
and tools for self-discovery. Must be a member to use tools. Does not have
information on psychosis. Sponsored by the Recovery Network.
Schizophrenia Anonymous
A self-help support group for individuals with schizophrenia
National Mental
Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse
A consumer-run national technical assistance center serving the mental health
consumer movement.
Caregiver's
Roadmap, for family and friends
Designed for friends and family members of people living with schizophrenia.
Information and tools to help relatives or friends improve his or her chances
for leading a fuller, more productive life. A practical step-by-step approach.
Resources for Professionals - |^Top|
Measurement
and Treatment Research to Improve Cognition in Schizophrenia (MATRICS)
A collaboration
between representatives of academia, industry, and government in a consensus
process for addressing obstacles in development of pharmacological
agents for treating cognition in schizophrenia
Treatment
Units for Research on Neurocognition in Schizophrenia (TURNS)
A National Institute
of Mental Health (NIMH) supported network that will provide an infrastructure
for clinical studies of pharmacological agents
for enhancing neurocognition in patients with schizophrenia.
Medscape
Psychiatry
An information and education tool geared toward specialists,
primary care physicians, and other health professionals.
Alcohol
Clinical Training (ACT) Project
Established by the Boston Medical Center and Boston
University Schools of Medicine and Public Health, aims to disseminate research-based
information
and pragmatic clinical skills to increase screening and brief intervention
for alcohol problems.
Psychiatry24X7.com
Round
the clock resources for psychiatry - for Mental Health Professionals and Consumers.
Psychiatry
Drug Alerts
A monthly newsletter providing a summary of clinically important,
recently published findings on drug safety and drug usage. Information that
may help
the clinician solve difficult treatment problems and save time.
American Psychiatric
Association
Mental
Health Links by Dr. Bob
Mental Health links for professionals
Center
for Quality Assessment and Improvement in Mental Health
A searchable database
of process measures for quality assessment and improvement in mental health
and substance abuse care.
UCLA
Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital
Queensland
Centre for Schizophrenia Research
Understanding schizophrenia - linking
research with care
List
of Drugs used in Pharmacotherapy from Psyweb
Information on usage, common side effects and warnings.
Information
about Atypical Antipsychotics
Neuroleptic
Maintenance Therapy
American Academy
of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
3615 Wisconsin Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20016>
(202) 966-7300
FAX: 202 966 2891
American
Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20036-4242
Toll Free: 800 374-2721
Tel: 202 336-5500
Fax: 202 336-5568
Email: webmaster@apa.org
American
Academy of Family Physicians
11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway
Leawood, KS 66211-2672
800 274-2237
913 906-6000
Fax: 913 906-6095
Email: fp@aafp.org
American
Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 1050
Bethesda, MD 20814-3004
301 654-7850
Fax: 301 654-4137
The
New York Psychoanalytic Institute & Society
Rehabilitation & Recovery
Center for Psychiatric
Rehabilitation
The Center is a research, training, and service organization,
located in Boston, Massachusetts, dedicated to improving the lives of persons
who have
psychiatric disabilities by improving the effectiveness of people, programs,
and service systems.
International Association
of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services
Dedicated to promoting, supporting,
and strengthening community-oriented rehabilitation services and resources
for persons with psychiatric disabilities
National Empowerment
Center
This website presents evidence and strategies for recovery.
Peer Services |^Top|
National Association of Consumer/Survivor Mental Health Administrators
(NAC/SMHA)
Represents state mental health department senior managers who are current or
former recipients of mental health services and rovides a forum for members to
develop strategies for balancing the often disparate demands and expectations
of the two constituencies they serve: consumers/survivors and mental health bureaucracies.
Publications |^Top|
Books and Journals
Archives of
General Psychiatry
American Psychiatric
Press, Inc.
Contains a catalog of publications and links to on-line journals
The American
Journal of Psychiatry
1998 Publication - and links to Archives
Abraham
A. Brill Library of the New York Psychoanalytical Institute
Psychiatry
Online's International Journal of Psychiatry
The International Forum for Psychiatry
Forensic
Psychiatry On-Line
Schizophrenia: A Handbook For Families
Published by Health Canada in Co-operation with the Schizophrenia Society
of Canada
Prelapse
The magazine focusing on preventing relapse in schizophrenia.
National Organizations/Advocacy Groups |^Top|
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
200 North Glebe Road
Suite 1015
Arlington, VA 22203-3754
(1-800) 950-NAMI (6264)
NARSAD - The National Alliance for
Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
60
Cutter Mill Road, Suite 404
Great Neck, New York 11021
(516) 829-0091, (516) 487-6930 FAX
California Alliance for the Mentally
Ill (CAMI)
1111 Howe Avenue
Suite 475
Sacramento, Ca 95825
916-567-0163
National Institute of Mental Health
(NIMH)
Information Resources and Inquiries Branch
Room 7C-02
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
(301) 443-4513
National Mental Health Association
1021 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-2971
(703) 684-7722
Agency for Health
Care Policy and Research, Mental Health
Guidelines, press releases and
research activities
Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Sponsored by the United States Department of Health and Human Services
National
Strategy for Suicide Prevention (NSSP)
A
Collaborative Effort of SAMHSA, CDC, NIH, HRSA and IHS
California
Network of Mental Health Clients
A client run state mental health organization
National Self-Help Clearinghouse
25 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036
(212) 354-8525
National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse
1211 Chestnut
Street, Suite 1000
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107
Phone: 1-800-553-4key (4539) or (215) 751-1810
Tardive Dyskinesia/Tardive
Dystonia
4244 University Way, N.E.
P.O. Box 45732
Seattle, WA 98145
(206) 522-3166
e-mail: SkjaerTDNA@aol.com
National Institute of Health
Office of Scientific Information
Room 7-99
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
(301) 443-4536
COMPEER
Compeer is a volunteer program that develops and trains volunteers wanting
to be a helping friend to a person with severe and persistent mental illness.
Treatment Advocacy
Center
Work towards eliminating the legal and practical barriers to treatment
for the mentally ill.
3300 North Fairfax Drive; Suite 220
Arlington, Virginia 22201
703.294.6001 -- PHONE
703.294.6010 -- FAX
info@psychlaws.org -- EMAIL
The American Psychoanalytical
Association
American
Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
American Academy of Psychoanalysis
Association of Gay
and Lesbian Psychiatrists
American
Association of Psychiatric Administrators
American Association
of Psychiatric Technicians
Caucus
of South African Psychiatrist
National Association
of Psychiatric Health Systems (NAPHS)
Royal Australian
and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP)
Society of Biological
Psychiatry
New
York State Psychiatric Institute
Medical College
of Wisconsin Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Government Resources |^Top|
Veterans Committees
House Committee
On Veterans Affairs
Senate
Committee on Veterans Affairs
Outcomes
Measurement in VHA Mental Health Services An Overview and Series of Diagnosis
Specific Short Reports
National
Clearinghouse for Alchohol & Drug Information
U.S. Department
of Health & Human
Services and SAMHSA
National Center
for PTSD
A program of the U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs 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.
Vet Centers
We are the people in VA who welcome home with honor
the war veteran by providing quality readjustment services in a caring manner
assisting them and their
family members toward a successful post-war adjustment in or near their respective
communities.
Legal Resources |^Top|
L.P.S. Reform - A
New Vision for Mental Health Treatment Laws
Detailed
recommendations for reform of the Lanterman, Petris, Short
Act (LPS Act) written 30 years ago. The complete document is now available
on-line as well as a link to the original
LPS Act at the California State Government's web site.
California Welfare and Institutions Code
Lanterman-Petris-Short Act
Children's
Civil Commitment and Mental Health Treatment Act of 1988
Bronzan-McCorquodale
Act
MacArthur Research Network on Mental Health and the Law
Bazelon
Center for Mental Health Law
Medical Resources/Research Centers |^Top|
Alzheimer's Research
Center of California
A Stanford University/VA Palo Alto joint research center providing information,
referral services, and comprehensive assessments of individuals with memory
problems.
AMA Publications
National Library of
Medicine - MEDLINE
BioethicsOn-Line
Articles
National Committee
for Quality Assurance
For Students (of all ages) |^Top|
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explanations
of common beliefs and
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Explore the nervous system.
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