Psychological Disorders
      What kinds of disorders do people suffer from?  No small matter, given that about one in three of us will suffer from a psychological disorder in our lifetime.   This is one of the busiest topic areas on the Web. 

      Last Updated September 14, 2003 
       
       

      General Sites

      The American Psychiatric Association provides an overview of Mental Illness in this pamphlet from the Let's Talk Facts series. 
      Mental Help Net — MHN offers summarized versions of official diagnostic criteria, catagorized byadult, child, and personality disorders.  A growing list of self-help questionnaires can be used to help determine if further professional mental health assistance is needed. 
      Public Information: The Insanity Defense  —  What it is and is not.
      Call Me Crazy  — An interesting article about the political aspects of the development of the classification of mental disorder. 
      Dr. Bob's mental health links
      Dual Diagnosis Website
      HealthAtoZ.com  —  Allows you to search over 50,000 professionally reviewed health & medical Internet resources.  The Mental Health page provides links to nearly 175 professional- and consumer-oriented sites.  The number of links on the Disorders and Conditions page is approaching 100., and there are links to nearly two dozen pages of specific catagories.  A MegaPsych GottaSee site.
      Internet Addiction Disorder (I.A.D.)
      Internet Mental Health
      Internet Mental Health Resources
      Online Psychological Services - Mental Health Info Link
      Mental Health Today - Mental Health Today provides information on Borderline Personality Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Gender Identity Disorder and Suicide Intervention. Resources, communities, tests, free medication, articles and much more.  A MegaPsych GottaSee site.
      Mental Health Info Link
      Mental Health InfoSource
      Psych Central: Grohol's Mental Health Page
      Mental Disorders Symptoms List by John Grohol
      Psychiatry On-line
      Psychiatray On-line Glossary

      Self-Help & Psychology Magazine
      Anthony A. Walsh's Abnormal Psychology Links at Salve Regina University 

       

       
       

      Specific Disorders Sites

      Anxiety Disorders
      The American Psychiatric Association offers information about several of the Anxiety and Avoidance disorders in the Let's Talk Facts series, including Anxiety Disorders, Panic Disorder, Phobias, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.  (OCD is available only in PDF format.  You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to read or print it.)  Each pamphlet describes the disorder, the major symptoms, what we know about the causes, and the treatment of the disorder. 
      Center for Anxiety and Stress Treatment
      Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
      Panic Attacks
      Panic attack - Frightening condition is not just 'nerves' or stress —  From the Mayo Clinic's Health O@sis. 
      Traumatic Stress Home Page

      Attention Deficit Disorder
      Attention Deficit Disorder Archive
      Attention Deficient Disorder Home Page
      CHADD--Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder

      Autism
      Autism FAQ
      Autism Resources

      Childhood Disorders
      The American Psychiatric Association offers information about Childhood Disorders in the Let's Talk Facts series, describing the disorders, the major symptoms, what we know about the causes, and the treatment of the disorders. 
      The Child Psychologist — Rene Thomas Folse has created a site that focuses on Specific Disorders and Other Reasons for Concern about the behavior of children, and Treatment, Resources and Remediation of some of these disorders and concerns.  You will also find links to information about several specific diagnostic tests used with children.   A MegaPsych GottaSee site.

      Dementia
      Alzheimer's Association
      Alzheimer Web
      Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's Resource Center — Take a quiz about Alzheimer's Disorder, read articles, and visit linked sites. 

      Dissociative Disorders
      International Society for the Study of Dissociation
      Maytal Ltd.
      Sidran Foundation-Dissociative Disorders
      Trauma and Dissociation

      Eating Disorders
      The American Psychiatric Association offers information about Eating Disorders in the Let's Talk Facts series, describing the disorders, the major symptoms, what we know about the causes, and the treatment of the disorders. 
       

      Enuresis
      National Enuresis Society
      Bed-wetting - enuresis - primary nocturnal enuresis

      Mental Retardation
      Mental Retardation: ARC home page
      Down Syndrome WWW page

      Mood (Affective) Disorders
      The American Psychiatric Association offers information about Depression and Manic-Depressive/Bipolar Disorder in the Let's Talk Facts series, describing the disorders, the major symptoms, what we know about the causes, and the treatment of the disorders. 

      Bipolar Disorder - by Beverley Wayman, one of my Internet Research students.

      Bipolar Disorder
      BPD Central
      Depression - by Shirl McElyea, one of my Internet Research students. 
      Depression Central
      Depression FAQ
      Good Mood: The New Psychology of Overcoming Depression
      Pendulum Resources: Bipolar Affective Disorder
      Trauma Information Pages - David Baldwin's PTSD site. 

      Personality Disorders
      Borderline Personality Disorder
      Borderline Personality Disorder Today —   Formerly named "The Borderline Sanctuary", this site includes information on Borderline Personality Disorder.  Resources, communities, tests, free medication, articles and much more.
      The Personality Disorders

      Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
      Schizophrenia — This is the electronic version of one of a series of Let's Talk Facts pamphlets published by the American Psychiatric Association.  Describes schizophrenia, the major symptoms, what we know about the causes, and the treatment of schizophrenia. You can backtrack from this page and see other pamphlets in the series. 

      Sexual Disorders
      Pedophilia
      Sexual disorders

      Sleep Disorders
      Circadian Learning Center

      Speech Disorders
      Hyperlexia Home Page

      Substance Use Disorders
      The American Psychiatric Association offers information about Substance Abuse in the Let's Talk Facts series.  The distinction between use and abuse of substances is described.  Substances covered include alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, opiates, hallucinogens, inhalants, sedative hypnotics, and nicotine. 
      Drugs and Individual Behavior Page
       
       


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      The proper APA-style reference for this page would be:

      Nichols, J. W. (2003, September 14). Links to Psychological Disorders Sites.  Retrieved September 25, 2003 from the World Wide Web: http://www.tulsa.oklahoma.net/~jnichols/disorders.html