INFORMATION / CONTACT
General assistance for patients with anxiety or depressive disorders / Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, formerly National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association
(800) 826-3632 /
National Foundation for Depressive Illness
(410) 268 0044 /
Depression/Awareness, Recognition, and Treatment (D/ART)
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
(240) 485 1001 /
OC Foundation
(617) ) 973-5801 /
Trichotillomania Learning Center
(831) 457-1004 /
Information on a range of mental illnesses / National Alliance for the Mentally Ill /
800) 950-6264 ; (703) 524-7600
Mental Health America
(formerly, National Mental Health Association)
(800) 969-6642 /
Information on pregnancy / California Teratogen Information Service and Clinical Research
(800) 532-3749 (CA only) or (610) 543-2131
MGH Women’s Mental Health Program /
SELF-HELP BOOKS FOR PATIENTS
Benson, AL. / (2008) To Buy or Not to Buy; Why We Overshop and How to Stop, Boston: Trumpter/Shambhala PublicationsBurns, DD. / (2007). When Panic Attacks, New York: Morgan Road Books (Random House)
Burns, DD. (1999). The Feeling Good Handbook, New York: Plume (Penguin).
Cantor, C. and Fallon, BA. (1996). Phantom Illness: Shattering the Myth of Hypochondria, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.
Fawcett, J. (2000). New Hope for People with Bipolar Disorder. Prima Publishing.
Grant, JE, Kim, SW. (2003). Stop Me Because I Can’t Stop Myself: Taking Control of Impulsive Behavior. New York, McGraw-Hill
Hallowell, EM and Ratey, J. (2005) Delivered from Distraction. Ballantine (attention deficit disorder).
Jamison, KR. (1996). Touched with Fire: Manic Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament. Free Press
Papolos, D. and Papolos, J. (1997). Overcoming Depression, Third Ed. New York: Harper Collins.
Phillips, KA. (2005). The Broken Mirror: Understanding and Treating Body Dysmorphic Disorder.
New York, Oxford University Press.
Keuthen, NJ et al. (2001). Help for Hair Pullers: Understanding and Coping with Trichotillomania.
Oakland, CA, New Harbinger Publications.
Leahy, RJ. (2006) The Worry Cure: Seven Steps to Stop Worry From Stopping You, New York: Crown Publishing Group
Osborn, I. / (1998). Tormenting Thoughts and Secret Rituals (OCD), New York: Dell (Random House)
Stein, MB and Walker, JR. (2002). Triumph over Shyness:Conquering Shyness and Social Anxiety. McGraw Hill
Zimbardo, PG. (1999). Shyness: What It Is and What To Do About It. New York: Addison-Wesley.
Zuercher-White, E. (1999). Overcoming Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia: Client Manual. New Harbinger
RESOURCES FOR PRACTITIONERS
NIH complementary medicine reviewsPurity of herbal products. Some efficacy data reviews.
Mental Health Net
Search National Library of Medicine
(or enter “PubMed” in Yahoo or Google search and follow the link)
Mental Health Information
Psychopharmacology, Ivan Goldberg, M.D.
APA Treatment Guidelines on the web
Koran, L.M. (1999). Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders in Adults: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide.
New York: Cambridge University Press.
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