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    The U.S. National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH)

    "Information on Specific Mental Disorders, Their Diagnosis and Treatment" 

    Including the following topics...

    • Anxiety Disorders
    • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
    • Panic Disorder
    • Getting Treatment for Panic Disorder
    • Panic Disorder
    • Panic Disorder Treatment and Refererral
    • Understanding Panic Disorder
    • Depression
    • Bipolar Disorder
    • Depression: Effective Treatments Are Available
    • If You're Over 65 and Feeling Depressed
    • Lets Talk About Depression
    • Plain Talk About Depression
    • Alzheimer's Disease
    • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
    • Eating Disorders
    • Medications
    • Schizophrenia Q & A
    • You Are Not Alone

    Psychiatric Times Magazine

    The Psychiatric Times on-line journal is part of Mental Health Infosource, a service of CMI, Inc. The Index Page listed these articles, as of February, 1997.

    • ADHD in Adults
    • Advances in Normal Biopsychosocial Development
    • Aggression and Transference in Severe Personality Disorders
    • Algorithm Project Provides Guides to Current Knowledge
    • Antecedents of Personality Disorders in Young Adults
    • Antipsychotics: Whether to Withdraw
    • Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: Oregon Tries the Dutch Way
    • Attention-Deficit Disorder in Children
    • Being There: Helping Patients and Their Families Cope with Alzheimer's Disease
    • Best Advice in Prescribing for Elderly-Go Slow
    • Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Recognizing and Treating Imagined Ugliness - CME Credit
    • Building a Therapeutic Partnership Between Doctor and Patient
    • Bupropion Reported Effective Alternative Treatment for ADHD
    • The Canadian Experience with RIMAs
    • Chairmen, Directors Lay Groundwork for Psychiatric Training Guidelines
    • Childhood Schizophrenia
    • Children at Risk: Who's Taking Care of the Kids?
    • Circadian Rhythms Factor in Rapid-Cycling Bipolar Disorder
    • Clinical Update on Cults
    • Cognitive Neuroscience Encounters Psychotherapy
    • Cognitive Therapy for Personality Disorders
    • Commentary: Against Biologic Psychiatry
    • Complex Partial Seizures Present Diagnostic Challenge
    • Computer Applications in Mental Health Conference
    • Computer Coverage Nets Capacity Crowds
    • Computer Voice Dictation for Mental Health Professionals
    • Cultural Factors in Psychiatric Syndromes
    • The Cutting Edge of Sadness
    • Delights and Dangers of the Internet
    • Diagnosis and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents
    • Does Your Kid Have a Childhood? The Therapist As Parent
    • Dopamine Receptors in the Human Brain
    • Drug Craving Distinguished from Withdrawl
    • Drug Effects in Dementia: Giving Odds on Drug-Induced Behavior
    • Eating Disorders in Males
    • Epidemiology of Substance Abuse in the Elderly
    • Exploring Psychotherapy on the Internet
    • The Father-Child Connection: A Struggle of Contemporary Man
    • Female Gender, Mood Disorders Are Historically Related
    • Genetic Link Found for the Personality Trait of Novelty-Seeking
    • Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship? Yes, That's a Great Idea!
    • Guidelines for Clinicians Working with Gifted, Suicidal Adolescents - CME Credit
    • Help! There's a Strange Machine in My Office!
    • High-Risk Neighborhood of Childhood
    • Holding Managed Care Accountable: The Irony of Malpractice Law
    • Hyman Discusses NIMH Research Directions, APA
    • Hypnotics and the Perception of Wakefulness
    • Illinois Public Mental Health System Goes on Trial in K.V. v. Edgar
    • Inhalant Abuse: The Silent Epidemic
    • Integrated Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder - CME Credit
    • Integration of Psychotherapy and Pharmacotherapy
    • International Neuropsychiatric Congress in Seville, Spain
    • Intrapsychic Focus Can Have Lasting Benefits for Patients - December 1996
    • Is There a Ritalin Media Frenzy? - July 1996
    • Just One? Exploring Moderation Management - February 1995
    • A Legacy Enhanced: Natalie Rogers' Person-Centered Expressive Therapy Institute Expands on the Work of Her Famous Father - December 1996
    • Managed Care: How Are Psychiatrists Surviving? - April 1996
    • Managed Care May Save the Profiteers but Kill the Doctors
    • MooFooCU: A Psychiatrist's Brief Journey as a Special Agent in a Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
    • NARSAD Schizophrenia Research Award Winner
    • Narcissistic Personality: A Stable Disorder or a State of Mind?
    • Neuropsychiatric Assessment and Treatment of Geriatric Depression
    • New Atypical Antipsychotics Focus of International Workshop on Schizophrenia
    • New Developments in Antipsychotic Drug Treatment - CME Credit
    • New Evidence on Pathological Mechanisms of Alzheimer's Disease
    • New Manual to Help Primary Care Physicians Diagnose Mental Illness
    • NIMH, JAMA Shed Light on Seasonal Affective Disorder
    • NIMH Team Links Tourette's Severity with Supersensitive Receptors
    • No Excuses from Menendez Psychiatrist
    • Pathological Gambling: Recognition and Intervention - CME Credit
    • Physician's Online On Target
    • Physiology of Insight
    • Practical Implications of Alzheimer's Research: Neuroimaging, Neuropsychological and Genetic Findings
    • Prenatal Risk Factors in Schizophrenia
    • Prescription Drug Use and Abuse
    • Psychiatric Power
    • Psychiatric Profession Current Target of Citizens Commission on Human Rights
    • A Psychiatrist's Primer on Sleep Apnea
    • Psychiatrists Can Help Quell Workplace Violence
    • Psychiatry in the New Millennium
    • Psychoanalytic Method and the Mischief of Freud-Bashers - December 1996
    • Psychodramatic Methods in Psychotherapy
    • Psychologists Sue Managed Care Company Over Termination Practices
    • Psychopharmacology of Panic Disorder - CME Credit
    • Psychopathy and Antisocial Personality Disorder: A Case of Diagnostic Confusion
    • Public and Research Views of Dual-Diagnosis Explored
    • Questionnaire Helps Primary Care Physicians Detect Mental Disorders
    • Recognizing Resistance in the Therapeutic Environment
    • Research Continues on Bipolar Illness
    • Researchers Convene, Chart Progress in Psychopharmocology of Mentally Ill
    • Rural Psychiatry's Appeal Increasing as Urban Opportunities Diminish
    • Schizoaffective Disorder: Mixing Mood and Madness
    • Schizophrenia: Evidence for Cortical Abnormalities
    • Serotonin Measures in Suicide
    • Sleep Disturbances with Substances of Abuse and Dependence
    • Some Basics about Tourette's
    • Speaking Freely: A lifelong stutterer, UCI researcher Gerald Maguire, M.D., undertakes a personal mission
    • St.-John's-Wort Evaluated as Herbal Antidepressant
    • Strong Relationship Found Between Schizophrenia, Mood Disorders
    • Symptom-Driven Diagnostic Software for Primary Care Physicians
    • Talk Therapy Revisited: Reflections of a Physicist
    • Teaching Primary Care Physicians About Depression
    • Therapy for Sexual Impulsivity: The Paraphilias and Paraphilia-Related Disorders
    • Treatment of Schizophrenia: Trends and Outlook
    • Understanding the Dynamics of Abusive Relationships
    • An Update on Postpartum Mood Disorders - CME Credit
    • An Update on the Psychobiology of Personality Disorders - CME Credit
    • An Update on the Search for Genes for Bipolar Disorder - CME Credit
    • Violence and Children: A Public Health Issue
    • Violence and Children: What We Can Do
    • What Will Managed Care Do to the Profession of Psychiatry?
    • What's Available On-Line for Mental Health Professionals?
    • Who's Afraid of ADD?
    • Young Investigators Present Schizophrenia Research

    Self-Help Psychology Magazine

    Click here for their articles index. Here are some of the topics, as of 2/97:

    • Aging & Aging Parents
    • Holidays
    • Self-Help
    • Alcohol/Tobacco/Drugs
    • Hypnosis
    • Sex & Lust
    • Attention Deficit & Tourette's
    • Internet Psychology
    • Sports/Performance
    • Child, Family & Parenting
    • Loss & Bereavement
    • Stress
    • Chronic Illness
    • Mediation & Disputes
    • Trauma
    • Depression & Anxiety
    • Men
    • Women
    • Dreams And Dreaming
    • Menopause
    • Work & Finances
    • Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans
    • Psychotherapy
    • Relationships

    State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo has Counseling Center brochures on the web. Their home page is here. As of 2/97 it contained links to the following subsections, some of which offer several brochures on related topics:

    • About the Counseling Center and the Staff
    • Search the Self-Help Pages for a specific topic
    • What is Counseling?
    • What is Group Counseling, and is it for me?
    • Adjusting to University life
    • Stress and Anxiety
    • Relationships
    • Alcohol and Drugs
    • Overcoming Depression, and Preventing Suicide
    • Coping with Death & Grief
    • Health, Diet, Body Image
    • Study Skills
    • Miscellaneous stuff (quotes, poems, ...you never know!)
    • Recommended Readings on various topics
    • Workshops
    • Software
    • A Request For Your Input -- YOU ARE THE EXPERT!
    • Where to go next: Referral suggestions
    • Internet Resources
    • Pre-Doctoral training opportunities
    • Internet Resources for Mental Health Professionals

    University of Illinois Counseling Center Brochures

    The UICC brochures are now on the web. The index page is here. As of 2/97, topics included the following:

    • Addictive Relationships
    • Adult Children of Alcoholics
    • Assertiveness
    • Coming Out
    • Committed Relationships and School
    • Eating Disorders
    • For Loved Ones of Sexual Assault/Abuse Survivors
    • Grief and Loss
    • Loneliness
    • Overcoming Procrastination
    • Perfectionism
    • Self-Confidence
    • Stress Management
    • Suicide Prevention
    • Surviving Child Sexual Abuse
    • Test Anxiety
    • Time Management
    • Understanding Depression
    • Understanding Dysfunctional Relationship Patterns in Your Family
    • When Your Parent Has a Mental Illness
    • Your Parents' Divorce

    University of Michigan Psychiatry Department "Facts for Families" Brochures

    These are being moved to a new server here, although the above link might be faster (as long as it is maintained).

    • The Adopted Child #15
    • The Anxious Child #47
    • The Autistic Child #11
    • Bedwetting #18
    • Child Abuse - The Hidden Bruises #5
    • Child Sexual Abuse #9
    • The Child with a Long-Term Illness #19
    • Children and AIDS #30
    • Children and Divorce #1
    • Children and Family Moves #14
    • Children and Firearms #37
    • Children and Grief #8
    • Children & Lying #44
    • Children & TV Violence #13
    • Children of Alcoholics #17
    • Children of Parents with Mental Illness #39
    • Children Who Can't Pay Attention #6
    • Children Who Steal #12
    • Children Who Won't Go to School #7
    • Children's Major Psychiatric Disorders #29
    • Children's Sleep Problems #34
    • Conduct Disorders #33
    • The Continuum of Care #42
    • The Depressed Child #4
    • Discipline #43
    • Helping Children After a Disaster #36
    • Home Alone Children #46
    • The Influence of Music and Rock Videos #40
    • Know When to Seek Help for Your Child #24
    • Know Your Health Insurance Benefits #26
    • Lead Exposure #45
    • Learning Disabilities #16
    • Making Day Care a Good Experience #20
    • Making Decisions About Substance Abuse Treatment #41
    • Manic-Depressive Illness in Teens #38
    • Mental Retardation #23
    • Normality #22
    • Panic Disorder in Children and Adolescents #50
    • Problems with Soiling and Bowel Control #48
    • Psychiatric Medication for Children #21
    • Questions to ask about Psychiatric Medications for Children and Adolescents #51
    • 11 Questions to Ask Before Psychiatric Hospital Treatment of Children & Adolescents #32
    • Responding to Child Sexual Abuse #28
    • Schizophrenia in Children #49
    • Stepfamily Problems #27
    • Teenagers with Eating Disorders #2
    • Teens: Alcohol and Other Drugs #3
    • Teen Suicide #10
    • Tic Disorders #35
    • When Children Have Children #31
    • Who can be contacted to seek Help for Your Child #25
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