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 Mental Health - By Topic

AARP: Health and Wellness

Excellent information about aging well and staying fit, health insurance, Medicare, and care giving.

Familydoctor.org

Searchable medical guide to self-care, family health facts and handouts, drug information including a herbal and alternative remedies section. Includes Spanish translation.

Health Topics A to Z

An alphabetical list of disease and health topics from the Center for Disease Control. This is a works in progress.

Healthfinder.gov

An attractive user-friendly site, divided into news, hot topics, tools (libraries, dictionaries...)

HealthWeb

A collection of carefully chosen evaluated web resources and smart choices (prevention, choosing quality care, etc.)

InteliHealth

A searchable guide with sections on men's, women's, and seniors' health and an Ask the Doc feature. Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information.

Kids' Health

Information for parents and kids with a separate section for teens. Maintained by the Nemours Foundation.

Mayo Clinic Health Oasis

An alphabetical listing of medical conditions, drug and firs-aid information, answers from Mayo specialists, and a section on Taking Charge of Your Health.

Medline Plus

This very comprehensive site covers medical conditions, drug information, medical dictionaries and encyclopedias, and doctor and hospital finders.

Health Topics A-Z

From the National Institutes for Health

National Library of Medicine FAQ

Help for finding the health related information you need.

Personal Guide to Prescription Drugs

From AARP.

Prescription Drug Reference

A PDR guide from a trustworthy medical publisher with a searchable and alphabetical subject guide to medications and the their purposes,

side effects, interactions with other drugs and foods, the recommended dosages, and the results of an overdose.

WebMD Health Encyclopedia

Diseases and conditions, health topics A-Z, Ask an Expert, and

more.

Mental Health - General

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

This advocacy and support group's site is one of the best sources of easy-to-understand information on a wide variety of mental illness. the site also allows participants to enter into discussion groups. (Note that on the NAMI site, the term "consumers" may refer to those suffering from mental illness.)

National Institute of Mental Health

This is a "for the public" listing of the National Institute of Mental Health's extensive information on specific illnesses. For each disorder listed, there is a brochure containing general facts, symptoms, causes, medications, and how to find help, available both on-screen and in PDF format.

Substance Abuse and Mental Services Administration

This site is a gateway into the government's Substance and Mental Health Services Administration's list of mental health facilities in the state of Kentucky. The list includes both inpatient and outpatient services for adults and children and can be searched by city and/or by type of facility.

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Mental Health - By Topic

Anxiety Disorders Association of America

This user-friendly site for adults and children contains information about the many different types of anxiety disorders and advises sufferers how to help themselves and how to find help. The site also features a message board and a newsletter.

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

This site is sponsored by the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance. It provides good information in clear language as well as help with finding a professional. The location of local support groups is given, and the site supports on-line chat rooms. An online screening test is available.

On-Line Depression Screening

Sponsored by the National mental Health Association, this site contains a good quick, on-line depression screen that is not meant to replace a visit to a psychiatrist. Besides providing information, the site also has a long list of links to Mental health sites. Personal stories about depression are also included.

Bipolor Disorder (Manic Depression)

The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance site as listed above. An online screen test is available for manic depression.

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