Links

General Resources

American Psychiatric Association website, includes information for families and health care professionals
www.psych.org/

A site about mental health that features information and links for many psychiatric disorders
http://psychcentral.com/
 

Website for the International Society of Psychiatric Genetics
http://www.ispg.net/

 The National Institutes of Mental Health website- an excellent source of materials on a wide array of psychiatric disorders; includes a list of research projects
www.nimh.nih.gov

This site has a large amount of information, including diagnostic criteria for the major psychiatric disorders.
http://mentalhelp.net/

National Mental Health Association website
http://www.nmha.org/

Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/mentalhealth/home.html

This website has information on a wide range of psychiatric disorders.
www.mentalhealth.com         
 

National Mental Health Consumers’ Clearinghouse
www.mhselfhelp.org/index2.html

National Institutes of Health website; in the Health Information section, there are consumer publications and drug information from the FDA.
www.nih.gov  

PsychiatryMatters.MD, a site that includes general information for professionals and research updates. A free membership is required.
http://www.psychiatrymatters.md/index.asp

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Psychiatric Genetics Information

A report from the Nuffield Council on Bioethics on Mental Disorders and Genetics
http://www.nuffieldbioethics.org/publications/pp_0000000004.asp

A report by the National Institutes of Mental Health on Genetics and Mental Disorders
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publist/nih4268.cfm

The Psychiatric Genetics journal website
http://www.psychgenetics.com/

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Disorder-Specific Information (see also disease specific information on General Sites, above, and on Support Group Sites)

Schizophrenia:

Schizophrenia.com is a non-profit web community that provides in-depth information, support, and education related to schizophrenia, a disease of the brain.
www.schizophrenia.com

A site about schizophrenia written by the World Psychiatric Association
www.openthedoors.com

An overview of schizophrenia, with links
http://schizophrenia.mentalhelp.net/schizophrenia/schizotoc.htm

An on-line booklet about schizophrenia from the NIMH
www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/schizmenu.cfm

Bipolar disorder:

An overview of bipolar disorder, with links
http://mentalhelp.net/poc/center_index.php?id=4&&clnt%3Dclnt00001&&tpcn%3Dtpcn00004

An on-line booklet about bipolar disorder from the NIMH
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/bipolarmenu.cfm

Links from the National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bipolardisorder.html

Unipolar depression:

An overview of unipolar depression, with links
http://mentalhelp.net/poc/center_index.php?id=5&&clnt%3Dclnt00001&&tpcn%3Dtpcn00005

An on-line booklet about unipolar depression from the NIMH
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depressionmenu.cfm

Links from the National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/depression.html

Alzheimer’s disease:

Alzheimer’s Association
http://www.alz.org/

Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center
http://www.alzheimers.org/

Link to American College of Medical Genetics Consensus Statement Statement on Use of Apolipoprotein E Testing for Alzheimer Disease
http://www.acmg.net/Pages/ACMG_Activities/Policy_Statements.asp

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Support and Advocacy Groups

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill site
www.nami.org

Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association website
www.drada.org

National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association website
www.ndmda.org

Anxiety Disorders Association of America website
http://www.adaa.org/

Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation website
http://www.bpkids.org/

National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression website
http://www.mhsource.com/narsad/

National Foundation for Depressive Illness, Inc.
http://www.depression.org

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Lists of Psychotropic Medications

Links to drug information (including psychotropic) from the National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html

List of NAMI medication information, including medications commonly prescribed for particular disorders and a list of many psychotropic medications by name
http://www.nami.org/illness/index.html#13

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists site, provides information on prescription medication
http://www.safemedication.com/

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