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Antidepressants and weight gain: What causes it? by the Mayo Clinic New
Antidepressants: Can they stop working? by the Mayo Clinic New
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…" New
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. New
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. Updated
Mental Health America (formerly known as the National Mental Health Association) Updated
Mental Health Association of Maryland (MHAM)
Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (also available in plain text and PDF) [United Kingdom] Updated
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. Updated
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. Updated
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. New
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. Updated
- 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. Updated
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder(SAD) information from the Mayo Clinic Updated
- 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 Updated
- 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. Updated

Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Resources Brain Injury Resources
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
Brain Injury Education Manual for Patients and Families (.pdf) from the Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital, Salem, New Hampshire
Military Brain Injury [Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Brain Injury Team]
NeuroPage, the Oliver Zangwill page, is a reminder system that was originally developed by the father of a young man who suffered a brain injury and the young man's neuropsychologist.
What is Traumatic Brain Injury
American Academy of Neurology
American Stroke Association, is a division of the American Heart Association. Their Web site has information about risk assessment, prevention, treatment, recovery, caregiving, stroke family support information, and the usual "e;other."e;
The Brain Attack Coalition, (six organizations—American Heart, National Stroke, National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke, American Academy of Neurology, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, and the Stroke Belt Consortium). Their Web site includes print material and Audio-Visual material.
Brain Injury Association of Canada [Canada]
Brain Injury Association of America, Vienna, VA
British Institute for Brain Injured Children (BIBIC) is a national charity that exists to maximise the potential of children and young people with conditions affecting their social, communication, sensory, motor, and learning abilities. [United Kingdom]
Centre for Neuro Skills
Headway, the brain injury association [United Kingdom]
Institute for Cognitive Prosthetics provides papers and publications from their research. For example, “Computer-Based Cognitive Prosthetics: Assistive technology for the Treatment of Cognitive Disabilities” (ACM SIG/CAPH, 1998) by Elliot Cole, Ph.D. and Parto Dehdashti, Ph.D.
Manitoba Brain Injury Association [Canada]
Neuro-Imaging Laboratories of the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology – Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine
Neurologic Rehabilitation Institute at Brookhaven Hospital The Neurologic Rehabilitation Institute (NRI) offers multiple mid- and long-term programs and services for adults age 18 and older with a primary diagnosis of Traumatic Brain Injury or other acquired neurological problem. NRI is housed within Brookhaven Hospital, located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and also consists of two transitional living centers within short distances of the hospital.
Bayshore Health Services Residential Rehab [formerly Neurologic Rehabilitation Institute of Ontario] a program to assist persons with moderate to severe brain injuries and other neurological impairments in achieving success in increasing their level of independence. [Canada]
- Bayshore Healthcare Care for Seniors at Home, Patient Assistance Programs, Government Healthcare Services
Traumatic Brain Injury Associations
For those interested in the history of psychiatry in America, see a book published by John Wiley called "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

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