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- 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
- British Mental Health Law [United Kingdom]
- 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
- Mental Disability Rights International
- 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)
- Mental Health Libraries and Libraries with Mental Health/Substance Abuse Collections
- Mental Health Works [Canada]
- Mental Health Special Interest Group (MHSIG) of the Medical Library Association, University of Miami
- Mind – National Association for Mental Health [United Kingdom]
- National Institute of Mental Health
- 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]
- Schizophrenia
- Brushes with Life, Art, Artists and Mental Illness Brushes with Life was created to support UNC patients who were hospitalized for severe mental illness. It is a program of the UNC Center for Excellence in Community Mental Health.
- Schizophrenia Treatment and Evaluation Program (STEP) at the University of North Carolina Department of Psychiatry
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder(SAD) information from the Mayo Clinic
- Seasonal Affective Disorder Association (SADA) is a voluntary organisation and registered charity which informs the public and health professions about SAD and supports and advises sufferers of the illness. [United Kingdom]
- Seasonal Affective Disorder Fact Sheet from Mental Health America
- Seasonal Affective Disorder: Winter Depression [Maryland]
- 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. community-based behavioral healthcare services for Prince George's County, Maryland