Mental Health and Psychology Introduction The search for information concerning the human mind and its health can be an adventure of great purpose. Each of us want to know more about why we are the way we are. Parents want to better understand their teenagers, siblings want to try to be friends and the experts in these fields want to be able to give us tools and understanding. Use the following information and links to begin your adventure, to find, evaluate and understand the information and to look for the reasons why. Instructor: K. Foster-Jordan
TOP Begin by searching ourOnline Catalog of published materials. Keywords to consider: Consider narrowing these keyword searches by adding terms such as: Other associated subjects to consider: In our collection you will find a multi-volume set, useful for theory research: Link to the Psychology database guide. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ADOL: Adolescence Directory On-Line (From the Center for Adolescent and Family Studies, Indiana University) - an electronic guide to information on adolescent issues for "educators, counselors, parents, researchers, health practitioners, and teens". Features information on health and mental health issues, health risk factors, conflicts and violence, and resources for counselors about adolescence. "Teens Only" provides teens with access to electronic magazines, help with homework, sports information, pen-pals, and more. AllTheTests.com - link to a collection of tests ranging from IQ to personality. American Psychiatric Association (APA): Public Information - fact sheets, publications, and information on mental illness; postpartum depression; related gay and lesbian issues; sexual abuse; confidentiality; St. John's Wort; anxiety; bipolar, childhood, and obsessive compulsive disorders; post traumatic stress; teen suicide; health benefits; and more. Also features tips for choosing a psychiatrist. Searchable. From the American Psychiatric Association (APA). American Psychological Association - information for students of psychology, professionals, and the general public.
AmoebaWeb: Psychology Resources - comprehensive site of content
resources in psychology, organized by content area. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law - nonprofit organization devoted to advocacy for the legal rights of those with mental disabilities. Contains substantial information on the legal aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), aging, disabled children, fair housing, mental health care and advance directives. This site offers frequent alerts on new legislation and court cases relating to mental health law.
BrainSource.com
- information and resources about the brain, brain injury,
neuropsychology, creativity and learning. Classics in the History of Psychology - full texts of many public domain documents. Dr. John Grohol's Psych Central - "The oldest annotated directory of mental health resources for professionals and consumers on the Internet. Every resource contained herein has been personally reviewed by Dr. Grohol." Access is alphabetical 3278 resources indexed. Dr. Grohol's biography is also linked for evaluation purposes.
Dr.
Michael Fenichel's Current Topics in Psychology - a user
friendly resource for information on many "hot topics" in
psychology, presented for mental health professionals, parents, and
students. Includes an eclectic combination of original content,
quick reference articles, and links to sites which go into specific
topics in depth.
Facts for Families - a collection of over eighty brief fact sheets developed by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry on various issues of childhood and adolescence. Topics included are child abuse, child and adolescent development, medical health and disease, mental health disorders, media issues, parenting and family problems, and sexuality issues. Reports are available in English, Spanish, French, German, Icelandic and Polish. Health Sciences Library System (From the University of Pittsburgh) - click on Mental Health to access a subject listing of various mental health issues ranging from Addiction to ADHD to Eating Disorders to Mental Retardation to Suicide. Each of the subjects are links to pages subdivided into "State and Local Resources", emphasis on Pennsylvania, "Internet Guides", "Internet Sites", and "Organizations, Associations and Agencies. Human Body and Mind - facinating BBC site explores the human body and mind. Features include: Interactive Body, Psychological Tests and Human Instinct. The Human Nature Review - online publication features articles, links and book reviews from a variety of disciplines and viewpoints with the goal of bringing "into communication the variety of approaches to the understanding of human nature which have a regrettable tendency to be less in touch with one another than they might." There is also an Online Dictionary of Mental Health that is actually a searchable subject directory of web resources. Internet Mental Health (From Philip W. Long, M.D.) - "a free encyclopedia of mental health information created by a Canadian psychiatrist, Dr. Phillip Long." This award-winning site provides "authoritative descriptions of the 54 most common mental disorders including diagnosis, treatment, and research findings" along with "authoritative descriptions of the 72 most common psychiatric drugs including indications, contraindications, warnings, precautions, adverse effects, overdose, dosage, and research findings." It has a discussion board and a paid service for diagnosing. Kosmix - This specialized search engine scours more than 3.2 billion general web pages
and divides its results into subcategories — the Health engine, for example, groups links under treatment, prevention, symptoms, clinical trials and others headings — for more efficient info-gathering. It's also built to deliver more relevant links, by pulling from the part of its index that makes the most sense (it doesn't bother with travel sites if the keyword is diabetes, for example). The specialized health search engine is the farthest along — it graduated from the alpha test phase to beta in February — but Kosmix has been busy adding new subject areas, including Finance, Travel and U.S. politics, and, most recently, video games. (From Times.com 50 Best Websites 2006)
KidsPeace: The National Center for Kids Overcoming Crisis - nonprofit organization is "dedicated to serving the critical behavioral and mental health needs of children, preadolescents and teens." The Resources section features brochures on topics such as parenting, grief, drugs, and health eating; articles from Healing magazine; tips for coping with war and bullies; and related information. Also includes information about the KidsPeace psychiatric hospital and about its foster care and juvenile justice programs. Top
MedlinePlus: Mental Health Resources - by the U.S. National
Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
Provides resources on most aspects of mental health: News, Symptoms,
Treatments, Nutrition, Coping, Research, Statistics and many other
issues.
Mental Help Net - comprehensive guide to mental health online. Covers information on disorders such as depression, anxiety, panic attacks, chronic fatigue syndrome, substance abuse and other addictions; professional resources in psychology; psychiatry and social work; journals; and self-help magazines. Mental Health - refdesk.com - a virtual encyclopedia for mental health. National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) - this organization has created a helpful and timely resource for professionals, patients and interested bystanders as well. The fact sheets provide concise summaries of disorders while the sections for education and research include the latest word on disorders, medication and research. "Advocacy" provides information on legal rights. NIH Clinical Research Studies - a database of the trial studies being conducted by the National Institutes of Health, a government agency. Students can also access the NIMH: National Institute of Mental Health home database. Personality Theories (Dr. C. George Boeree) - "This is an electronic textbook ("e-text") created for undergraduate and graduate courses in Personality Theories. While it is copyrighted, you may download it or print it out without permission from the author, as long as the material is used only for personal or educational purposes, and the source is indicated. Psych Web - contains lots of psychology-related information for students and teachers. Social
Psychology Network - thousands of searchable psychology links on
a huge variety of topics. The largest social psychology database on
the Internet. In these pages, you will find more than 5,000 links to
psychology-related resources. Student Counseling Virtual Pamphlet Collection - some of the almost two dozen topics included in this collection are: alcohol and substance abuse; assertiveness; cults; depression; eating disorders; relationships; sexual assault (including date rape); stress; study skills; and time management. University of Adelaide Library: Guides - link to the Journal Contents and Abstracts (and Free Full Text) page. Many of these links offer access to current published articles through the publisher's site. The list is extensive, alphabetical, and global with some emphasis on Australian resources. University of Adelaide Library: Guides - link to the Mental Health Resources by Topic: Rating Scales page. Links students to a number of international sites that include the DSM-IV Classifications and Diagnoses and Codes. University of Adelaide Library: Guides - link to the Mental Health Resources by Topic: Treatment Guidelines page. International in scope and includes the following explanation: "To make this page easier to navigate I've separated some of the guidelines out into broad subject categories. Links to collections of guidelines from various colleges and professional bodies are included in the general list, followed by the subjects below." Encyclopedia of Psychology (Credits to Jacksonville State University) Researching, Evaluating, Citing(APA), Writing, and Check Form links located under the Subject Guides link on the left. There you will find:
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