- Mental Health Blogs New
- Photography as therapy: Why taking photos can actually improve your mental health
- Mindful Photography: 11 Therapeutic Ways to Use Your Camera
- PhotoTherapy, Therapeutic Photography, & Related Techniques
- PsychCentral Mental Health Blog
- PositivePsychology Blog. More than 900+ science-based articles and resources for helping professionals learn and apply the latest insights in the field to help more people enjoy optimal wellbeing and a state of flourishing.
- Antidepressants and weight gain: What causes it? by the Mayo Clinic
- Antidepressants: Can they stop working? by the Mayo Clinic
- Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) promotes the prevention, treatment, and cure of anxiety, depression, and stress-related disorders through education, practice, and research.
- Anxiety Disorders transforms the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure. It fosters innovative thinking and ensures that a full array of novel scientific perspectives are used to further discovery in the evolving science of brain, behavior, and experience. From the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Bipolar Disorder and Sleep Problems
- "The History of Mental Health Services in Modern England: Practitioner Memories and the Direction of Future Research" [United Kingdom] "…there is a striking divergence between the ‘single-issue mythologies’ 2 developed in these works and the sheer diversity of approaches to understanding and managing mental distress and disorder that characterises the British mental health services…"
- Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons Proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 2856 (XXVI) of 20 December 1971
- Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health is a national family-run organization linking more than 120 chapters and state organizations focused on the issues of children and youth with emotional, behavioral, or mental health needs and their families. It was conceived in Arlington, Virginia in February, 1989 by a group of 18 people determined to make a difference in the way the system works. The National Federation works to develop and implement policies, legislation, funding mechanisms, and service systems that utilize the strengths of families. Its emphasis on advocacy offers families a voice in the formation of national policy, services and supports for children with mental health needs and their families.
- Handbook on the Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities: "Understanding The UN Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities" (7Mb .pdf) by Marianne Schulze, Handicap International, July 2010
- MindFreedom International (MFI) is a nonprofit organization that unites sponsor and affiliate grassroots groups with thousands of individual members to win human rights and alternatives for people labeled with psychiatric disabilities.
- Mental Disability Rights International (MDRI) MDRI, a sponsor group of MFI, works for human rights of people all over the world who are have a “mental disability” diagnosis.
- Mental Health America (formerly known as the National Mental Health Association)
- Mental Health Association of Maryland (MHAM)
- Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (also available in plain text and PDF) [United Kingdom]
- Mental Health, Human Rights and Legislation, World Health Organization (WHO)
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities. Provides access to SAMHSA publications, grants information, data files, and statistics.
- Mental Health Works [Canada]
- Mind – National Association for Mental Health [United Kingdom]
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)The NIH National Institute of Mental Health is the lead federal agency for research on mental disorders.
- Principles for the protection of persons with mental illness and the improvement of mental health care Adopted by General Assembly resolution 46/119 of 17 December 1991 [Switzerland]
- SALIS (Substance Abuse Librarians & Information Specialists) is an international association of individuals and organizations with special interests in the exchange and dissemination of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) information.
- Schizophrenia
- Brushes with Life Arts Program is a creative arts program for people in treatment at the UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health; members of Club Nova, a local clubhouse for persons with mental illness; and other select community programs in the Chapel Hill area. It is a program of the University of North Carolina (UNC) Department of Psychiatry, Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health.
- Schizophrenia Treatment and Evaluation Program (STEP) Community Clinics at the University of North Carolina Department of Psychiatry. STEP is are outpatient clinics help individuals and families dealing with serious mental illness to make strides toward health and recovery.
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder(SAD) information from the Mayo Clinic
- Seasonal Affective Disorder from Mental Health America. SAD, the "winter blues", is a subtype of depression or bipolar disorder that occurs and ends around the same time every year.
- Seasonal Affective Disorder: Winter Depression
- Shedding Light on Seasonal Affective Disorder a cure for the wintertime blues.
- "Talk Therapy More Effective Long Term Treatment For SAD Than Light Therapy, Study Finds" article in ScienceDaily 1 November 2005
- SymTrend Electronic diaries, graphic tools, and care management tools for health care and special education (added Dec 2008)
- "The Role of International Human Rights in National Mental Health Legislation", co-authored by Clarence J. Sundram and Eric Rosenthal (291 Kb .pdf), Department of Mental Health and Substance Dependence, World Health Organization (WHO), 2004
- "The Lobotomist: A Maverick Medical Genius and His Tragic Quest to Rid the World of Mental Illness". As described by the author, Jack El-Hai, it is "…[the] biography of Walter Freeman, the infamous neurologist and promoter of frontal lobotomy who operated on Rosemary Kennedy in 1941." – 30 January 2005
- Vesta, Inc. is a private, nonprofit, comprehensive behavioral health care organization with seven locations throughout Maryland. Vesta offers comprehensive, flexible, and ongoing services for adults, children and adolescents with a wide range of psychological difficulties, including serious and persistent mental illness.
Tag: care
Heart Attack and Angina
- American Heart Association (AHA)
- American Red Cross
- Angina – Chest Pain American Heart Association
- Angina Facts National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Angina Resources on the Web from MEDLINEplus health information, National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Australian Resuscitation Council[Australia]
- Chain of Survival A strong Chain of Survival can improve chances of survival and recovery for victims of heart attack, stroke and other emergencies.
- Citizen CPR Foundation founded in 1987 to strengthen the Chain of Survival and improve the series of actions that increase the chance of survival for thousands of victims of sudden cardiac arrest.
- CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care, American Heart Association – Remember, push to the beat of "Stayin' Alive".
"The optimum rate of compression is 100 to 120 beats per minute. It may come naturally, but if you need help gauging it, thinking of a song may help. “Stayin’ Alive,” by the Bee Gees is the right tempo. “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” by Cyndi Lauper or “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” by the Clash also are in the 100 to 120 beats-per-minute range."
- New resuscitation guidelines update CPR chest pushes New
- Excellent CPR – Simulation Lab watch this YouTube video to learn how to perform excellent CPR from Dr. Rob Anderson and staff of the Health Sciences North (HSN) Simulation Laboratory New
- European Resuscitation Council co-ordinates the activities of European organisations with a major interest in resuscitation medicine (RM) and Emergency Medical Care (EMC). [Europe]
- How To Do CPR provides short illustrated steps for CPR on adults, children dogs, and cats [University of Washington]
- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada is one of Canada’s largest and most effective health charities. Over the last 60 years we have invested more than $1.35 billion in heart and stroke research, making us the largest contributor in Canada after the federal government. In that time, the death rate from heart disease and stroke has declined by more than 75 per cent. [Canada]
- What Is an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)?, also known as Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD), Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator (WCD), from the National Institutes for Health (NIH) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Updated
- National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP®) To improve out-of-hospital emergency medical care, NAEMSP® promotes meetings, publications and products that connect, serve and educate its members. In addition, the Association acts as a resource and advocate of EMS related decisions in cooperation with organizations throughout the country and the community at large, including agencies of the Federal Government.
- National Association of EMS Technicians (NAEMT®) is the nation’s only organization that represents and serves the professional interests of all EMS practitioners, including paramedics, emergency medical technicians, emergency medical responders, and other professionals providing prehospital and out-of-hospital emergent, urgent or preventive medical care. New
- Health Topics A-Z from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Diseases and Conditions Index (DCI)
- Health Topics A-ZNational Safety Council The National Safety Council is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to save lives by preventing injuries and deaths at work, in homes and communities and on the road through leadership, research, education and advocacy.
- First Aid, CPR and AED Certification Red Cross First Aid, CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and AED (automated external defibrillator) training and certification meets the needs of workplace responders, professional rescuers school staffs, professional responders and healthcare providers, as well as the general public. We offer both certified and non-certified training options. Select a category below to access course descriptions and materials.
- Resuscitation Council (UK) facilitates education of both lay and healthcare professional members of the population in the most effective methods of resuscitation appropriate to their needs. [UK]