Quite simply, this is a list of Links to try on the web for other assistance concerning Mental Health Issues. If you have links you think would be fun or useful let us know by contacting through e-mail Linda@dmdav.org
NDMDA Homepage National Depressive Manic Depressive Association Webiste homepage.
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 | Support4hope.com This site has information on a range of mental illness, a chat room, and forums. |
| CopeWithLife.com Website offers COPE, which was developed over five years by leading psychiatrists and psychologists (affiliated with the University of Wisconsin Medical School, Harvard Medical School, and the University of London) as an alternative or companion to medication and psychotherapy. COPE consists of confidential, personalized and interactive telephone calls along with easy-to-read booklets. The program gives users the tools to cope with and combat symptoms of depression. COPE has been validated in clinical trials in the United States and England, and is a cost-effective method to combat depressive symptoms.  |
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Encyclopedia of Mental Health Information Designed by a Canadian Psychiatrist Dr. Phillip Long, is dedicated to sharing information gathered in this vast field with consumers, families, and Professionals. The site offers overviews of mental disoders and treatments for the 52 most common ailments.
Mental Health Infosource - Sponsored by Continuing Medical Education , Inc. this in-depth site offers a variety of mental health issues. Included is a multimedia library, learning center, and online courses. There are more than 600 hyperlinks to mental health related sites.
MentalWellness.com - This site is an online resource schizophrenia and other mental health information, this informative site lends valuable information to patients and families. Dollars and Sense has straight talk about financial issues such as insurance costs, Social Security, and manged care. Person-to-Person provides information on schizophrenia and a confidential telephone support system for U.S. patients receiving the medication RISPERDAL. Other feathers include organizationa to turn to for help.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - Catagories on this site about dealing with obsessive-compulsive disorder include an overview of the condition, articles, news, medical resources, and books. Topics cover associated types of OCD, including washers, checkers, cleaners, hoarders, repeaters, and pure obsessives. Also provided are medications, herbal remedies, mailing lists, support groups, and a bulletin board.
The Waynesboro Disability Services Board WDSB has a new site! It really looks great and is a wonderful start....take a look.... Full of good information.
NAMIVA HOMEPAGE - Virginia Alliance for the Mentally Ill. the site is a website with newsletter and with any information turned over to us to post there.
A Major Healthlaw Organization this is a page many of us have been waiting for for a long time. Assistance with law issues concerning the Mentally Ill in any number of situations. Check this one out!
Madnation Organization Site this link comes from the folks who are at Madness. It is full of good stuff to check out. From this link you can get a lot of good information.
Stanley Research Center The Stanley Center for the Innovative Treatment of Bipolar Disorder. This site is worth a visit. Plan to spend some time here investigating. It's worth it the visit!
Cure Organization -This site is really neat and should be explored. These people are dedicated to helping handicapped people to get rebuilt computer equipment and software and be able to get confidential training to learn to work on computers effectively from their homes or otherwise if possible. It's worth a look!
DMHMRSAS HOME PAGE - This site is the Mental Health Site for the State of VA and has a reciprocal link to this site.
NAMI HOMEPAGE This site for the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill offers books, a good help line, vocational rehabilitation information, and legislative updates on current issues.
Clarke Institute of Psychiatry - Located in Canada. All about mental health this institute is part lab, part hospital, and part University Campus. It is dedicated to advancing the care and treatment of mental health patients.
www.option.org/depress.html - This is one of the best links for Books pertaining to Mental Health.
YahooHealth - This is a very large mental health connection dedicated to finding answers concerning mental health issues. It is a special search engine buuilt for this. Try it!
Achoo - Again this is one of the largest sites about global health care at your fingertips. Lots to see here and to learn from! Includes a location listing a "site of the week" to visit updated each Monday. Offers an archives of past sites. Go and take a look!
The Wellness Web - This site was created for discussions of ideas on the best treatment, possible alternatives in treatments etc. They are dedicated to putting the heart back into healthcare and giving you hope. Very nice trip!
6,000 Resources - a new site with over 6,000 individual resources for you to use!
National Depressive Manic Depressive Association Homepage Links us to the Home of NDMDA.