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Health-Related Internet Resources > Mental Health
- American Academy of Child & Adolescent
Psychology
Information on current AACAP events and access to various AACAP literature,
including Facts for Families fact sheets and their Publications
Catalog
- American Psychiatric Association
- American Psychiatric Nurses Association
Includes links to its APNA Journal, resources in psychiatric rehabilitation,
and a Mental Health Consumers Guide.
- American Psychological Association PsychNET
Information on psychology for the general public, media information, advocacy
information, science and education information, and journal tables of contents
and selected articles.
- Canadian Association for Suicide
Prevention
Includes electronic brochures, as well as directories of suicide prevention
and crisis centres and survivor support groups across Canada.
- Canadian Mental
Health Association
Includes publications, newsletters, policy statements, CMHA projects, and
links to provincial branches.
- Canadian Psychiatric Association
Includes official position papers, guidelines, statements, and historical
papers, as well as information on research activities, and CME opportunities.
- Canadian Psychological Association
Guide to CPA activities and resources, including information on CPA journals,
convention information, and coming events.
- College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of British Columbia
The original Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of British Columbia was dissolved in 1999. At that time CRPNBC was established. Their site gives standards, competencies, history, additional links to associations and more.
- Dr. Bob's Psychopharmacology Tips
A compendium of practical psychopharmacological suggestions, intended primarily
for mental health professionals, it comprises posts by members of the Interpsych
psycho-pharm discussion list. Dr. Bob is Robert Hsiung, MD, Assistant Professor
of Clinical Psychiatry, University of Chicago.
- Dual Diagnosis Web Site
Intended to be a resource for improved services for persons who have dual
disorders of mental illness, drug addiction, and alcoholism, and their families.
Includes complete articles; the development of an international treatment
program directory; upcoming events; a bulletin board; a chat room; subscription
to a new professional listserv for dual diagnosis; materials and services
for dual diagnosis training and program development; links to other sites;
and more.
- Health Canada's
Mental Health web site
Covers promotion of mental health, the planning, delivery, cost and evaluation
of mental health programs and services in Canada, and the mental health issues,
problems and disorders encountered by Canadians. Online materials are arranged
in these categories: child and youth mental health, mental health promotion,
mental health problems and disorders, and mental health service systems.
- Internet Mental Health
Created by Brian Chow, B.Sc. and Phillip W. Long, M.D. (Vancouver, Canada).
"Internet Mental Health is a free encyclopedia of mental health information.
Our hope is that Internet Mental Health will promote improved understanding,
diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness throughout the world."
- National Institute of Mental Health
(U.S.)
Information about the Institute, NIMH grant announcements, research reports,
Consensus Development Conference statements, information on NIMH studies,
NIMH publications for the general public, and other documents.
- Psychological Tests:
- Schizophrenia Society
of Canada
Information on schizophrenia, with links to provincial associations and other
schizophrenia sites, as well as information on fund raising and advocacy.
Last Revised: 21 July 2005
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