Abnormal, Clinical, and Counselling

A Beginner's Guide to Abnormal Psychology: Site provides concise summaries of anxiety, mood, personality, sexual, delusional, substance use, somatoform, and dissociative disorders.
APA Diagnostic Classification DSM-IV: This is the online text of the DSM-IV which is a diagnostic tool used in diagnosing psychological disorders.
Alliance for Medical and Psychosocial Support: "Alliance is resource for free support within the community, online, and through traditional care. With increasing numbers of people unable to access or maintain health care there is an increasing need for community involvement. Many people merely need a volunteer, support group, or mentor. Support is often hard to find, but it is available regardless of income. Whether you are interested in being a volunteer to support someone else, or you are someone in need of help, the Alliance is here for you.".
Biofeedback Webzine: This Web magazine presents information about biofeedback, including current research, clinical applications, and techniques for treating stress disorders.
Brain Disorders Network: Site from the National Foundation for Brain Research includes a helpful page on Brain Disorders and RX Info.
Canadian Traumatic Stress Network: Provides information and links to resources in managing excessive stress.
CyberPsychologist: One of several emerging on-line self-help services.
Existential Psychology, Logotherapy, and the Will to Meaning: Articles discusses the philosophy of existential thought, the existential view of an adolescent, and the existential view of psychotherapy.
History of Chlorpromazine: Site briefly describes the discovery of this antipsychotic drug and how it came to be an accepted form of treatment for mental disorders.
Mental Health Resources: The About Mental Health Resources page provides access to a variety of resources about health and mental health as well as a very well-designed user interface.
SALMON Study and Learning Materials On-Line for Physiological Psychology: Site provides information about neurotransmission, depression, hormones and stress, sexual behaviour, sex differentiation, ethology, aggression, learned helplessness, drug tolerance, and drug addiction.

Addictions

Cocaine Abuse and Addiction: Site provides information about cocaine including what it is, how it works, the short term and long term effects of cocaine use, and the effects of maternal use.
Dual Diagnosis Website: Site is concerned with psychological disorders accompanied by substance abuse disorders.
Quit Smoking Support: Excellent quitting smoking support and advice to help you to quit smoking.

Counselling

Adlerian Society of Wales: Presents information about Adler and Adlerian counselling.
Beginning Therapy With Clients: A Primer: A number of suggestions for counselors who are meeting a client for the first interview are provided in this article.

Eating Disorders

The Centre for Eating Disorders: Site at the St. Joseph's medical center has information about bulimia, anorexia and binge-eating disorders.

Mood Disorders

Pendulum Resources: Bipolar Disorders Portal: Site provides information about bipolar disorder and major depression such as diagnostic criteria, treatments, and links to other related articles and websites.
Treatment of Major Depression in the Elderly: This article discusses the prevalence, characteristics, and psychosocial context of depression as well as some pharmacological treatments.

Panic and Anxiety Disorders

Clinical Geriatrics: Anxiety Disorders: Article provides a discussion of some common anxiety disorders in the context of how they affect the elderly. Comorbidity and management techniques are presented as well.

Personality Disorders

Borderline Personality Disorder Articles: Site provides a list of articles concerning borderline personality disorder.

Psychological Disorders

Philippa's Problem Pages: Philippa provides practical advice for people who have a wide variety of problems including depression, disfunctional families, transvestism, shyness, etc.

Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia: Site provides a vast amount of information regarding schizophrenia. It includes information about the causes of schizophrenia, its symptoms, how it can be treated, resources for coping, and personal accounts of the illness.
Schizophrenia: Article provides a concise summary of the types, symptoms, and classes of schizophrenia.
The Experience of Schizophrenia: Site provides Ian Chovil's first hand experience of what life is like when you have schizophrenia. Charts, links, and information about schizophrenia can also be found on this website.

Stress and Adjustment Disorders

Trauma Info Pages: Information about the management of traumatic stress.

Therapy

CounselorLink Home Page: Main purpose is to educate the general public about counselling, psychotherapy, and mediation; has links to other counselling sites.
The Gestalt Therapy Page: Links to a variety of resources in Gestalt therapy; jointly sponsored by the Gestalt Journal and the International Gestalt Therapy Association.

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