Resources
DBSA-Related Resources (Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance)
NAMI-Related Resources (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
Other Resources
- A list of the cognitive distortions
- Mood State Pyramid (definitions of numerical mood states)
- Symptoms of Depression and Mania
- Depression Symptoms for Major Depressive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder
- Family and Friends' Guide to Recovery from Depression and Bipolar Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder: Rapid Cycling and its Treatment
- You've Just Been Diagnosed...What Now?
- Five Ways to Wellbeing
- A simple GRAPES sign
- The BringChange2Mind Principles
(See BringChange2Mind.org for more information.)
- Resources for Caregivers and Veterans.pdf
- National Consensus Statement on Mental Health Recovery
- Psychosocial Rehabilitation & Recovery Center for Veterans
- Support and Family Education program for Veterans
- Support Organizations for Mood Disorders,
created by Jay Mower for DBSA San Diego
- Fun Ways to Reduce to Stress (from Libby)
- Fifty-Two Proven Stress Reducers
- NIMH Life Chart Manual
for Recurrent Affective Illness (from Karen)
- NIMH Life Chart Daily Blank,
for use with the above form (from Karen)
- Financial Assistance for Pets
- Proposed Draft Revisions to DSM Disorders and Criteria
- Mood Letter
- Medpage Today: Psychiatry
- Services directory at
Mental Health Systems
- Mental Health America
- WebMD
- BBC Health: Mental Health
- BioMedSearch.com biomedical search and reference site
- Everyday Health
- Anchor Magazine, about depression and bipolar disorder
- McMan's Depression and Bipolar Web (John McManamy's site)
- It's Up to Us (stigma reduction and suicide prevention)
- Network of Care
- HealthCare.gov, the U.S. government's new healthcare Web site
- San Diego Community Health Partnership
- HealthTalk: Mental Health audio &
video (good audio and video clips)
- Mental Health Matters
- Mental Health Help
- Mayo Clinic
- San Diego Psychiatric Society
- Psychiatric Disorders
- PsychEducation.org
- PsychCentral.com
- Medscape Today
- MedicineNet.com
- Psychology Today's Therapy Directory
- The Therapist Directory of San Diego and their list of
Therapy Groups and Support Groups in San Diego
- The Amen Clinics
- Depression
- Bipolar Disorder
- Anxiety and Relaxation
- DBSA's Anxiety page
- AnxietyConnection.com
- Everyday Health:
Anxiety Disorder Center
- Anxiety and Panic
- Anxiety Disorders Association of America
- WebMD Anxiety and Panic
Disorders Exchange
- Medscape: Anxiety Disorders
- BBC Health: Anxiety, Panic and Phobias
- PDR Health: Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Anxiety
at Mental Health Matters
- Guided Audio Files
to Practice Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
- San Diego Phobia
Foundation support groups (anxiety, phobias, panic, OCD, PTSD, social anxiety, depression)
- OCD and Hoarding Resources
(County of San Diego, State of California)
- Twelve short articles on anxiety-related topics,
by Stanley Popovich
- Buddhist Resources in San Diego County
(recommended by Blair, for those pursuing Mindfulness)
- ABC News On Call+ Anxiety Disorders
section
- Sleep and Sleep Problems
- Medication
-
Non-Pharmaceutical Therapies and Treatments
-
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital's DBT IOP program
brochure and
flyer (both somewhat out of date)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Recovery International
(a.k.a. Abraham Low Self-Help Systems)
- Recovery Innovations
- Recovery Innovations of California
(RICA)
- WRAP: Wellness Recovery Action Plan
- WRAP at RICA in Pacific Beach
- Moodscope
- above: talk therapies <----------------> below: physical/medical modalities
-
Electroconvulsive Therapy
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- EMDR for treatment of trauma-related disorders
- Referenced EEG (rEEG) for assisting clinicians in prescribing the correct medications
- GeneSightRx for assisting clinicians in prescribing the correct medications
Crisis Response
Local Treatment Facilities
Housing and Social Services
Insurance, Disability, Legal
Volunteer Opportunities
Social Opportunities
Social Networks for Mental Health
Consumer Blogs
Articles
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