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[| General |Health and Wellness | Mood Disorders |]
[| Sexual and Physical Aggression | Tourettes Disorder |]
Addictions
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This site provides information regarding cigarette smoking cessation.
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This site includes a range of information related to addiction recovery.
12-Step Programs:
Adult Children of Alcoholics
Eating Disorders
In a society that continues to prize thinness even as Americans become heavier than ever before, almost everyone worries about their weight at least occasionally. People with eating disorders take such concerns to extremes, developing abnormal eating habits that threaten their well-being and even their lives. This question-and-answer fact sheet explains how psychotherapy can help people recover from these increasingly common disorders. Produced by the American Psychological Association Practice Directorate.
This Site offers artwork, testimonials, and other resource information related to anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and compulsive overeating.
General
Produced by the University of Chicago Student Counseling and Resource Service, this site contains a wide variety of web based pamphets on a range of mental health related issues.
Behavior On-line provides discussion groups facilitated by leading mental health professionals on a wide range of mental health related topics. This site also provides links to other relevant sites.
This site provides a wide range of information on the various diagnostic categories, including: (1) articles, (2) booklets, (3) news, (4) stories of recovery, (5) editorials, (6) medications, (7) diagnosis, (8) additional Internet links, and a breakdown of material by disorder name, including research abstracts.
This site provides a wide range of information on health and wellness issues, including mental health. The site is produced by the Johns Hopkins University.
This site offers a wide range of physical and mental health information and is sponsored by the Mayo Health Clinic.
This site is published by Continuing Medical Education, Inc. which was founded to provide valuable mental health information. This site includes links to:
Disorders - Information on a variety of mental health disorders including educational, consumer, diagnostics, and other related Internet links.
This site is published by Reuters Health Service and presents articles
Self-Help and Psychology Magazine
This site has links to magazine articles, questions and answers written by professionals, interactive zones, cartoons, professional, and other interesting sites.
Health and Wellness
Breast Cancer: Mind/Body Connection
Each year 185,000 women in this country learn that they have breast cancer. Because less than a quarter of them have genetic or other known risk factors, the diagnosis often comes as a devastating surprise. The emotional turmoil that results can affect women's physical health as well as their psychological well-being. This question-and-answer fact sheet explains how psychological treatment can help these women harness the healing powers of their own minds. Produced by the American Psychological Association Practice Directorate.
Information on Fitness and training.
Nutritional and Fitness Information
A wide range of fitness and nutritional information.
American Dietetic Association Eating Right page
Mood Disorders
This site is Internet's central clearing house for information on all types of depressive disorders and on the most effective treatments for individuals suffering from Major Depression, Manic-Depression (Bipolar Disorder), Cyclothymia, Dysthymia and other mood disorders.
Sexual and Physical Aggression
National Sexual Assault Hotline
This page was developed by a Psychologist to (1) help those looking for Web resources on the sexual abuse of boys and the lasting effects of childhood sexual abuse in the lives of men; (2) inform men who were sexually abused in childhood and want to know what professional researchers and therapists have learned; and (3) to help people understand how researchers come up with statistics on child sexual abuse.
Rape and Sexual Assault Information and Resources
Cornell University Stalking Website
Tourettes Disorder
Home page of the National Tourette Syndrome Association.
This site was last updated on August 29, 2007 by Robert A. Rando, Ph.D.