Also Try Anxiety Disorders Bipolar Affective Disorder Depression Psychology Stress Lists Mental Health Disorders and Treatments (Mental Health Net) Provides a directory of mental health disorders and conditions, along with treatments. Mental Health Disorders and Treatments (Mental Health Source) Provides mental health disorders descriptions and treatments. Mental Health Library Mental Health Net Searches Mental Health Resources (Mental-Health-Matters.com) "Two Americans - one of Jewish descent, the other of Arab descent - each with passionate views on the Mideast conflict. MSNBC.com promised both of them anonymity and asked them to debate for a month the ins and outs of what is happening in the Holy Land." 5-02 Mental Help Net This website offers an alphabetical database of not only common mental health problems and disorders (and links therein to treatment information), but also a wide variety of other health and medical issues where support and information resources on that topic may be valuable and informative for readers. Organizations Providing Case Management Services (Center for Healthcare Information) Provides a list of agencies by state, county, area code, keyword, and zip code. Try specifying state alone first. 11-99 News Bush Supports Equity for Mental Health Insurance Coverage (USA Today) "President Bush threw his weight Monday behind the idea — if not the details — of legislation guaranteeing equitable insurance coverage for mental health services." 5-02 Papers Assessment - Children's Functional Assessment Rating Scale (Florida Department of Community Mental Health - Ward et al) Provides a trainining manual for the CFARS. 3-02 Assessment - DSM-IV Axis I Diagnosis (Psychologynet.org) Describes the Axis I diagnosis. 3-02 Assessment - DSM-IV Axis I Diagnosis Flow Chart (Psychologynet.org) Provides questions to help screen to determine if a person is likely to fit an Axis 1 diagnosis. 3-02 Assessment - DSM-IV Axis II Diagnosis - Clinical Disorders (Psychologynet.org) Provides descriptions of personality disorders, including Anxiety (Panic Attacks, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, OCD, GAD, Phobias, Agoraphobia ... ), Adjustment, Dissociative, Eating ( Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa ... ), Factitious, Impulse-Control, Mood (Depression, Manic-Depression now called Bipolar I / II, Dysthymic, Cyclothymic ... ), Schizophrenia or Psychotic, Sleep,Sexual or Gender Identity, Somatoform, and Substance-Related. 3-02 Assessment - DSM-IV Axis II Diagnosis - Personality Disorders (Psychologynet.org) Provides descriptions of personality disorders, including Paranoid, Antisocial, Avoidant, Borderline, Dependent, Histrionic, Narcissistic, Obsessive-Compulsive, Schizoid, and Schizotypal. 3-02 Assessment - Emotional Assessment for Children (Pediatric Symptom Checklist - Jellinek and Murphy) "The Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC) is a brief screening questionnaire that is used by pediatricians and other health professionals to improve the recognition and treatment of psychosocial problems in children." For a free, downloadable copy, see the fifth item "Ordering Information" under the first paragraph. 3-02 Cartoon Faces to Uncover Mental Health Issues in Young Children (ChenniaOnline.com) Summarizes a study which showed that physicians using cartoon faces to help children communicate how they felt uncovered a significant number of children who would have otherwise not been recognized as needing help. 5-02 IDEA and Special Education (CESD - Richards) Provides an overview of the provisions of IDEA as it applies to legal obligations of schools under federal law. 8-00 Mental Illness In America (applesforhealth) According to a recent study by the World Health Organization, the World Bank, and Harvard University, mental disorders account for 4 of the 10 leading causes of disability in established market economies worldwide. These disorders are major depression, manic-depressive illness, schizophrenia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Other research has estimated that the cost of mental illnesses in the United States, including indirect costs such as days lost from work, was $148 billion in 1990, the last time the total bill was measured. 01-14-00. National Institute of Mental Health Provides information for practitioners, the public, and researchers on news and events, clinical trials, funding, and opportunities dealing with mental health. Who Can Help You Find Help (AACAP) Research Effectiveness of Psychotherapy (Seligman) Provides a summary and critique of a study conducted by Consumer Reports on the effectiveness of psychotherapy. 6-00

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