You’ll find a list of helpful links below. They are intended to provide you with additional online mental health reading and resources. They are not, however, intended to diagnose or treat any mental health conditions. Visitors to this site should feel free to use these resources, however, I do not endorse the content on these websites, nor do I receive any compensation from listing these resources.

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Addiction and Recovery

• Alcoholics Anonymous - provides assessment of drinking behavior – information on face-to-face and online meetings – education on the 12 steps and related readings

• Alcoholics Anonymous Recovery Resources

• Narcotics Anonymous  - provides assessment of substance using behaviors – information on face-to-face and online meetings – education on the 12 steps and related readings

• Center for On-Line Addiction

• Web of Addictions

• Al Anon - provides support and education for families and friends of problem substance users – information on face-to-face and online meetings – education and readings

• https://www.drugrehab.com/addiction/ - provides the best information, resources and tools to overcome addiction and lead a lifelong recovery

 

Anxiety Disorders

• Answers to Your Questions About Panic Disorder 

• National Institute of Mental Health provides information on causes, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and avenues for help

 

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• ADDA – Attention Deficit Disorder Association

• Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, NIMH

 

Bipolar Disorder

• http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=home - Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance: education, resources, and peer support groups for those living with a mood disorder.

 

Brain Health

• Keep Your Brain Young

• You Are Not Stuck with the Brain You Have

• 12 Prescriptions for Creating a Brain Healthy Life

 

Child Abuse and Domestic Violence

• Childhelp USA®

• Questions and Answers about Memories of Childhood Abuse

• The National Domestic Violence Hotline Website

 

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

• What is CBT?

• Beck Institute

• How can CBT help me?  

 

Depression

• Bipolar Disorder News – Pendulum.org

• Depression and How Therapy Can Help

• Depression Screening

• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)

• National Institute of Mental Health provides information on causes, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and avenues for help

 

Diagnosis

• DSM-V: Diagnoses and Criteria

 

EMDR Therapy

• EMDR International Association

• The Somatic and Attachment Focus

 

Eating Disorders

• American Dietetic Association

• Something Fishy

 

Medication

• DrugWatch.com provides up-to-date information about prescription and over-the-counter medications, including details about associated side effects.

• Drugalert.org is a comprehensive database with information and news alerts about potentially dangerous drugs currently on the market or previously available worldwide.

 

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

• Beyond OCD

• International OCD Foundation

• Trichotillomania Learning Center

 

Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders

• Postpartum Support International

 

Personality Disorders

• Mental Help Net – Personality Disorders

• Personality Disorders

• ADDitude Magazine for ADHD

 

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

• National Center for PTSD

• Give an Hour— for veterans and their families

• National Center for PTSD Real Warriors (U.S. Department of Defense)— for veterans and their families

• The Gift From Within

• Sidran Institute

 

Religious Trauma/Adverse Religious Experiences

• Reclamation Collective 

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Self-Esteem/Shame/Happiness/Motivation

• Shame - Brene Brown

• The Four Tendencies

 

Suicide Awareness and Hotlines

• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

• Suicide Awareness Voices of Education

• Suicide: Read This First

• National Suicide Hotline 1-800-273-TALK – 24 hour toll-free confidential suicide prevention hotline

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