Resources for Patients and Families

General Information

• Official website of the National Institute of Mental Health

• Official website of the American Psychiatric Association

• The Mental Health Research Association

• National Alliance on Mental Illness

ADHD

• National Resource Center on ADHD

• Attention Deficit Disorder Association

• Modern Psychiatry and Adult ADD

• Adult Attention Deficit Disorder Information Resources

• Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder

Alzheimer’s

• Alzheimer’s Association

Autism

• Autism Speaks

Depression and Bipolar Disorder

• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

• Pendulum - A non-profit information source for Bipolar  

• Mental Health Infosource

• National Institute of Mental Health Publications on Bipolar Disorder

• McMan's Depression and Bipolar Web  

Eating Disorders

• National Eating Disorders Association

• Something Fishy  

ECT

• American Psychiatric Association

• Mayo Clinic

Intimate Partner Violence

• La Casa de Las Madres

LGBT Mental Health Issues

• Association of Gay and Lesbian Psychiatrists, useful links

• Gay and Lesbian Medical Association

Nutrition and Dietary Information

• USDA “Steps to a Healthier Weight”

• For calorie counting

• For a basic food diary

Prescription Medication Assistance Programs

• NAMI (Patient Prescription Drug Assistance Program)

• RX Help for Californians

• Medicare Information for Californians

• Partnership for Prescription Assistance

Psychosis

• Department of Psychiatry Early-Prodrome Program
• Psychosis First Aid Guidelines for Loved Ones

Schizophrenia

• Non-profit information center for schizophrenia

Stress Reduction/ Mindfulness

• Kaiser Permanente

Women’s Issues in Mental Health

• The North American Menopause Society

• US Dept. of Health and Human Services

• MotheRisk

• National Institutes of Health on Medications and Breastfeeding