Health and Medical Guide to Mental Health and Behavior Mental Health Health information topics about Mental Health: Alternative Therapy 1. Alternative Approaches to Mental Health Care Center for Mental Health Services http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications//allpubs/ken98-0044/default.asp Children 1. Talking to Kids about Mental Illness American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/84.htm Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Mental Health National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/term=%22mental+health%22&recruiting=true 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Mental Disorders National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D001523&recruiting... Coping 1. Support Groups Offer Understanding, Information Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=MH00044 2. Action Planning for Prevention and Recovery: A Sel Center for Mental Health Services http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/SMA-3720/foreword.asp 3. Building Self-Esteem: A Self-Help Guide Center for Mental Health Services http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/SMA-3715/introducti... 4. Coping Tips for Siblings and Adult Children of Per NAMI http://www.nami.org/Content/ContentGroups/Helpline1/Coping_Tips_for_Sibling... 5. Dealing with the Effects of Trauma: A Self-Help Gu Center for Mental Health Services http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/SMA-3717/default.asp 6. Maintaining Your Own Health: For Family Members Ca World Fellowship for Schizophrenia and Allied Disorders http://www.world-schizophrenia.org/publications/07-health.html 7. Mental Illness in the Family: Recognizing the War National Mental Health Association http://www.nmha.org/infoctr/factsheets/11.cfm 8. Road to Resilience American Psychological Association http://www.apahelpcenter.org/featuredtopics/feature.php?id=6&ch=1 9. Tips for People Living with Mental Illness in Unce National Mental Health Association http://www.nmha.org/reassurance/mentalillnesscopingtips.cfm Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. What Are the Warning Signs of Mental Illness? American Psychiatric Association http://www.psych.org/public_info/warnings.cfm Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Mental Health Dictionary Center for Mental Health Services http://www.mentalhealth.org/resources/dictionary.aspx 2. Mental Health Definitions Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=MH00039 Directories 1. Hotline Numbers Center for Mental Health Services http://www.mentalhealth.org/hotlines/default.asp 2. Mental Health Services Locator Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.mentalhealth.org/databases/ 3. State/Territory Resources: Browse and Read Publica Center for Mental Health Services http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications/Publications_browse.asp?ID=185&Top... 4. Find a Psychologist National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology http://www.nationalregister.org/osd.htm Financial Issues 1. Medicare and Your Mental Health Benefits Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/10184.pdf 2. Social Security Benefits NAMI http://www.nami.org/Content/ContentGroups/Helpline1/Social_Security_and_Dis... 3. Health Insurance - Provision of Mental Health and Center for Mental Health Services http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/insurance/ 4. Institutions for Mental Diseases (Medicaid) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/services/imd.asp 5. How to Pay for Mental Health Services Center for Mental Health Services http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications//allpubs/ken98-0050/default.asp Genetics 1. Gene May Bias Amygdala Response to Frightful Faces National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jul2002/nimh-18.htm 2. Gene Hunting (Mental Illnesses) National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/huntgene.cfm 3. Mouse Gene Knockout Illuminates How Light Resets C National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/dec2002/nimh-16.htm Law and Policy 1. Know Your Rights Center for Mental Health Services http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/ken98-0051/default.asp 2. Consumer Questions and Answers about the Mental He Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/hipaa/hipaa1/content/mhpaconsqa.asp 3. Rights and Protection and Advocacy Frequently Aske Center for Mental Health Services http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/P&A/ 4. Mental Health Parity Act Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/hipaa/hipaa1/content/mhpa.asp 5. Insanity Defense American Psychiatric Association http://www.psych.org/public_info/insanity.cfm 6. Decriminalizing Mental Illness NAMI http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=Criminal_Justice&template=/Content... 7. Dealing with the Criminal Justice System NAMI http://www.nami.org/Content/ContentGroups/Helpline1/Dealing_with_the_Crimin... Nutrition 1. Food for Thought NAMI http://www.nami.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Find_Support/Education_and_Train... Organizations 1. American Psychiatric Association http://www.psych.org/ 2. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis http://www.samhsa.gov/ 3. NAMI http://www.nami.org/ 4. National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov/ 5. National Mental Health Association http://www.nmha.org/ 6. Center for Mental Health Services http://www.mentalhealth.org/ Overviews 1. Defining Mental Illness Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01079 2. Mental Health: Keeping Your Emotional Health American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/589.xml 3. Overview of Mental Illness Surgeon General http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/mentalhealth/chapter2/sec2.html Rehabilitation/Recovery 1. Mind/Body Connection: How Your Emotions Affect You American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/782.xml Related Issues 1. Housing Options for People with Mental Illness Center for Mental Health Services http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/ken98-0048/default.asp 2. Mental Health and Mental Health Services Frequentl Center for Mental Health Services http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/government/ 3. Homeless and Missing Mentally Ill: A Guide for Rel NAMI http://www.nami.org/Content/ContentGroups/Helpline1/Homeless_and_Missing_Me... 4. Anti-Stigma: Do You Know the Facts? Center for Mental Health Services http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/OEL99-0004/default.asp 5. Myths & Facts about Mental Health Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://allmentalhealth.samhsa.gov/myths_facts.html 6. Psychology and Law Enforcement - Criminal Profilin American Psychological Association http://www.apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=64 Research 1. Smokers with Psychiatric Disorders Including Nicot National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/nov2004/niaaa-01.htm 2. Scientists Detect Two Decision-Making Pathways in National Institute on Aging http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2004/nia-15.htm 3. Brain's Reward Circuitry Revealed in Procrast National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/aug2004/nimh-10.htm 4. Perceptual Decision-Making Hub Pinpointed in Human National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov/press/prdecisionhub.cfm 5. Participant's Guide to Mental Health Clinical National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/clinres.cfm Seniors 1. Role of the Geriatric Psychiatrist American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry http://www.aagpgpa.org/p_c/psychrole.asp 2. JAMA Patient Page: Psychiatric Illness in Older A American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZSDCGUACC&sub_... 3. Promoting Healthy Lifestyles: Mental Health Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.gov/eldfam/healthy_lifestyles/mental_health/mental_health.as... Specific Conditions 1. Dissociation and Dissociative Disorders National Mental Health Association http://www.nmha.org/infoctr/factsheets/dissociation.cfm 2. Cutting (Self-Mutilation) Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00396 3. Conversion Disorder InteliHealth http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8271/25759/349402.html?d=dmtH... 4. Compulsive Gambling Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00443 5. Coexisting Severe Mental Disorders and Physical Il American Psychiatric Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZUDUUCGID&sub_... 6. Body Dysmorphic Disorder Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00559 7. Anniversary Reactions to a Traumatic Event: The Re Center for Mental Health Services http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/NMH02-0140/default.asp 8. Adjustment Disorders Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00584 9. Dissociative Disorders NAMI http://www.nami.org/Content/ContentGroups/Helpline1/Dissociative_Disorders.... 10. Dual Diagnosis National Mental Health Association http://www.nmha.org/infoctr/factsheets/03.cfm 11. Frequently Asked Questions about Mental Health Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://getfit.samhsa.gov/MentalHealth/information/faqsmyths.aspx 12. Somatization Disorder InteliHealth http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8271/25759/187986.html?d=dmtH... 13. Self-Injury National Mental Health Association http://www.nmha.org/infoctr/factsheets/selfinjury.cfm 14. Overview of Factitious Disorders Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2800/2820.asp?index=... 15. Munchausen Syndrome Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2800/2821.asp?index=... 16. Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2800/2822.asp?index=... 17. Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/munchausen.html 18. Intermittent Explosive Disorder Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00306 19. Hypochondriasis InteliHealth http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8271/25759/187979.html?d=dmtH... 20. Ganser Syndrome Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2800/2823.asp?index=... 21. Gambling: When Is It a Problem? American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/498.xml 22. How to Deal with Grief Center for Mental Health Services http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/ken-01-0104/default... Statistics 1. Eliminate Disparities in Mental Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Minority Health http://www.cdc.gov/omh/AMH/factsheets/mental.htm 2. Emergency Departments See Dramatic Increase in Peo American Psychiatric Association http://www.psych.org/news_room/press_releases/emergencystudy06032004.pdf 3. FASTATS: Mental Health Disorders National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/mental.htm 4. New Study Shows Approximately 4 Million Living wit Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.samhsa.gov/news/newsreleases/040729nr_cooc_stats.htm 5. Numbers Count: Mental Disorders in America National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/numbers.cfm 6. Percent of Adults Aged 18 Years and Over Who Repor National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/nhis/released200212/figures13_1-13_3.ht... 7. Spending Money in All the Wrong Places: Uninsured NAMI http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=Fact_Sheets&Template=/ContentManag... 8. Consumer Survey on Mental Health Issues American Psychiatric Association http://www.healthyminds.org/consumersurvey.cfm 9. Impact of Mental Illness on Society National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/burden.cfm Treatment 1. Choosing the Right Mental Health Therapist Center for Mental Health Services http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications//allpubs/ken98-0046/default.asp 2. Psychotherapy: Improve Your Mental Health through Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=MH00009 3. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation NAMI http://www.nami.org/Content/ContentGroups/Helpline1/Transcranial_Magnetic_S... 4. Psychosocial Treatments NAMI http://www.nami.org/Content/ContentGroups/Helpline1/Psychosocial_Treatments... 5. Choosing a Mental Health Provider: How to Find One Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=MH00008 6. Traditional Therapies Center for Mental Health Services http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications//allpubs/ken98-0053/default.asp 7. Mental Health Professionals: Who They Are and How NAMI http://www.nami.org/Content/ContentGroups/Helpline1/Mental_Health_Professio... 8. Medications National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/medicate.cfm 9. Getting Help: Locate Services National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov/HealthInformation/GettingHelp.cfm 10. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy NAMI http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=About_Treatments_and_Supports&temp... 11. Finding Help: How to Choose a Psychotherapist American Psychological Association http://www.apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=51 12. Electroconvulsive Therapy: Dramatic Relief for Sev Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=MH00022 Women 1. Women's Mental Health National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/mh/ 2. Women with Co-Occurring Serious Mental Illness and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k4/femDual/femDual.htm 3. Women Hold Up Half the Sky: Women and Mental Healt National Institute of Mental Health http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/womensoms.cfm 4. Pregnancy Pointers for Women with Psychiatric Hist NAMI http://www.nami.org/Content/ContentGroups/Helpline1/Pregnancy_Pointers_for_... 5. Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) American Psychiatric Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZF9KNGTRC&sub_...   Recommended Resources: [CaRP] Can't open cache file. [CaRP] Unable to create/open RSS cache file. [CaRP] Failed to open file: /home/mentalhe/public_html/carp/autocache/c56f49b02c797209bec1338a4d957740 [CaRP] Can't open remote newsfeed.