Links and Resources
PATIENT AND FAMILY RESOURCES
Addiction disorders (non-substance abuse)
Gamblers Anonymous International Service Office
www.gamblersanonymous.org
Online Sexual Addiction (Education, Support & Resources)
www.onlinesexaddict.com
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Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer’s Association
www.alz.org
National Institute on Aging—Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center
www.alzheimers.org
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Anxiety/panic disorder
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
www.adaa.org
National Institute of Mental Health: Anxiety Disorders from NLM's MEDLINEplus
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/anxiety.html
National Institute for Mental Health: Panic Disorder
www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/fearandtrauma.cfm
Social Anxiety Research Clinic
New York State Psychiatric Institute
www.columbia-socialanxiety.org
(Online Social Anxiety Self-Assessment; information on volunteering for treatment studies.)
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
www.chadd.org
Autism/Asperger’s disorder
Autism Society of America
www.autism-society.org
National Alliance for Autism Research
www.naar.org
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Autism/Asperger’s disorder
Autism Society of America
www.autism-society.org
National Alliance for Autism Research
www.naar.org
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Bipolar disorder
Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
www.bpkids.org
International Society for Bipolar Disorders
www.isbd.org
Depression and Bipolar Disorder Support Alliance
www.dbsalliance.org
Stanley Bipolar Treatment Network
www.bipolarnetwork.org
(A program of the Stanley Medical Research Institute.)
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Child psychiatry
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
www.aacap.org
Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
www.bpkids.org
New York University Child Study Center
www.aboutourkids.org
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Depression
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
www.dbsalliance.org
Depression Forums (community support portal)
www.depressionforums.org
International Foundation for Research and Education
on Depression (iFred)
www.ifred.org
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Depression, postpartum
Depression After Delivery, Inc
www.depressionafterdelivery.com
Postpartum Support International
www.postpartum.net
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Domestic violence
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
www.ncadv.org
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Eating disorders/body image disorders
Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Body Image Program Home Page at Butler Hospital (Providence, RI).
www.bodyimageprogram.com
National Eating Disorders Association
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
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General information
About.com—Mental Health Resources
www.MentalHealth.About.com
American Psychological Association
www.apa.org
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
www.nami.org
Mental Health America (formerly National Mental Health Association)
www.nmha.org
Psychiatry24x7.com
www.psychiatry24x7.com
WebMD
www.webmd.com
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Government agencies
Center for Mental Health Services
www.mentalhealth.org
(A service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov
Food and Drug Administration
www.fda.gov
National Institute of Mental Health
www.nimh.nih.gov
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Research Clinic
New York State Psychiatric Institute
www.columbia-ocd.org
(OCD education, information on volunteering for treatment studies.)
Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation
www.ocfoundation.org
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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Information Service
www.nmsis.org
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Posttraumatic stress disorder
National Center for PTSD
www.ncptsd.org
PTSD Alliance
www.PTSDAlliance.org
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Schizophrenia
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
www.narsad.org
schizophrenia.com
www.schizophrenia.com
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Sleep disorders
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
www.aasmnet.org
American Sleep Apnea Association
www.sleepapnea.org
National Sleep Foundation
www.sleepfoundation.org
Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation
www.rls.org
Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms
www.sltbr.org
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Social networking
RealMentalHealth.com
www.RealMentalHealth.com
(Social networking site for persons affected by mental illness)
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Stuttering
National Stuttering Association
www.nsastutter.org
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Substance abuse
Alcoholics Anonymous
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
www.niaaa.nih.gov
National Institute on Drug Abuse
www.nida.nih.gov
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Suicide prevention
American Associaton of Suicidology
www.suicidology.org
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
www.afsp.org
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Tourette syndrome
Tourette Syndrome Association
www.tsa-usa.org
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