Counseling

Abnormal Psychology

General Resources in Abnormal Psychology

• PsychCentral - annotated guide to sites, newsgroups, & mailing lists related to mental health disciplines
• ABCT - Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy
• Behavior OnLine - An online gathering place for mental health professionals and applied behavioral scientists.
• Crisis, Grief, and Healing - sites and discussion groups on healing strong emotions.
• Internet Mental Health - information on mental health disorders.
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) - "The Nation's Voice on Mental Illness"
• Psychology.info
• The American Psychiatric Association's page includes a section on Disaster Psychiatry and a section on the DSM-IV.

Anxiety Disorders

• Anxiety Disorders - "Access information for individuals and caregivers about anxiety disorders."
• Anxiety Disorders articles on the American Psychological Association website.
• The Phobia List - Names of phobias and a brief description of each.
• the Anxiety-Panic internet resource (tAPir) - A self-help resource for those with anxiety disorders.
• On-line Screening for Anxiety -Test yourself for your level of anxiety.

Dissociative Disorders

• Legitimacy of Multiple Personality Disorder - An article discussing Nicholas P. Spanos' book Multiple Identities and False Memories: A Sociocognitive Perspective, challenging the legitimacy of the diagnosis of MPD.
• Multiple Personality Disorder (Dissociative Identity Disorder) - An essay by Paul R. McHugh, MD.
• Dissociation and Multiple Personality Disorder -- Writings, self-help articles, and web resources.
• Definition of Multiple Personality Disorder - one of the articles on Dissociation.com

Mood Disorders

• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance ; the site also has content in Spanish
• Dr. Ivan's Depression Central - mood disorders and their treatments.
• Major Depressive Disorder - descriptions, diagnosis, treatment, research, booklets, magazine articles, and links.
• Seasonal Affective Disorder

Schizophrenic Disorders

• Schizophrenia information.
• The Schizophrenia Home Page

Personality Disorders

Pages from the Internet Mental Health site including descriptions, diagnosis, treatment, research, booklets and links.

• Antisocial Personality Disorder
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Dependent Personality Disorder
• Histrionic Personality Disorder
• Schizoid Personality Disorder
• Schizotypal Personality Disorder

Psychopathology and the Law

• The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law - AAPL Information, with links to forensic psychiatry sites.
• Violence in the Workplace

Suicide

• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) - Information on suicide, suicide prevention, and help for survivors.

• Suicide Prevention Resources: Reminding Loved Ones That Life is Precious - an extensive list of sites providing information and sources for assistance.  Our thanks to Ms. Graham's class for recommending this link.

April 2012