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Aetna: Inteli Health: Bipolar Disorder
Thorough overview of bipolar disorder. Includes information on symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and much more.
Mental Health America
Mental Health America: Mental Health Info: Adhd and Add
Introduction to ADHD and ADD in children covers the signs and symptoms, causes, the impact they have, and how to get help.
Mental Health America
Mental Health America: Paranoia and Delusional Disorders
Resource provides an overview of paranoia and disorders associated with it.
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Optimistic Bias in Perceiving Physical and Mental Health
This article looks at the tendency to view oneself as invulnerable to experience negative life events. They suggest this goes hand in hand with the tendency to overestimate one's probability of experiencing postive life events. (Miami...
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Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders: Avoidant Personality Disorder
A comprehensive look at Avoidant Personality Disorder complete with a definition, a thorough description, causes and symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options, and prognosis. Also included is a list of resources at the bottom of the...
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Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders: Antisocial Personality Disorder
A comprehensive look at Antisocial Personality Disorder, complete with a definition, a thorough description, causes and symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options, and prognosis. Also included is a list of resources at the bottom of the...
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Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders: Dependent Personality Disorder
A comprehensive look at Dependent Personality Disorder, complete with a definition, a thorough description, causes and symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options, and prognosis. Also included is a list of resources at the bottom of the...
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Internet Mental Health: Chlordiazepoxide
This article on chlordiazepoxide, better known by its trade name Librium, provides information about the drug's use and side effects.
Mental Health America
Mental Health America: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
A fact sheet presenting basic information on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder including causes, symptoms, treatments and other related resources.
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Internet Mental Health: Alprazolam
Learn the facts about the antidepressant alprazolam, commonly known as Xanax. Topics include pharmacology, warnings, adverse effects, and overdose.
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Internet Mental Health: Triazolam (Halcion)
Organized into several brief sections, this IMH website is a good introduction to Halcion, which is a prescription drug taken to treat insomnia.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Getting Over a Break Up
Teenagers often dedicate themselves emotionally to a relationship to a great degree and coping with loss can be quite difficult. This site provides insight for teens on how to manage these feelings and move towards the future. Links to...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Abuse
Abusive relationships of any kind can sometimes be confusing for a child or teenager. If you or someone you know is involved in this type of relationship then this is a good site for understanding how to recognize and stop the abuse....
Curated OER
Kids Health: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
This article from Family Doctor.org explains common characteristics of people with the disorder, their fears, and treatments. This comprehensive article also contains links to similar sites.
BBC
Bbc: Lab Uk: The Stress Test
Take this twenty-minute test to learn about the causes and consequences of stress. Find out what factors affect your mental health and tips on how to improve it. To take part in the experiment, registration is required.
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Yahoo! Health: Alcohol Abuse
This article from Yahoo! Health briefly defines "alcohol use" and describes the physical and mental effects alcohol has on the body. Read brief write-ups on the history of alcohol use and on underage drinking. Click on hyperlinked...
National Institutes of Health
National Center for Biotechnology Information: Stigma in Psychiatry
Addresses the issue of stigmatization of mental health disorders, its roots, attitudes of public and professionals, the impact of stigma, and efforts to combat stigmatization.
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2012 Book Archive: Psychological Disorder: What Makes a Behavior "Abnormal"?
The first section of Chapter 12 of a textbook called Beginning Psychology. Discusses at length psychological disorders, the challenges in defining abnormal behavior, the use of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders...
British Library
British Library: 20th Century Works: The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath's only published novel, "The Bell Jar, " explores mental illness and the pressure of social expectations on women in 1950s America. Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and...
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Bulimia Nervosa
Thorough overview of this eating disorder. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
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Mental Health Net: Anxiety Disorders
MentalHealth.net provides information on various types of anxiety disorders. Symptoms, treatment, online resources, organizations, online support, research.
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Mental Health Channel: Binge Eating Disorder
This introduction on binge-eating disorder, defines the disorder, compares it to bulimia, and briefly describes the actions of binge-eaters. Below the article are links to the rest of this article on binge-eating disorder, where you can...
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Health and Science in Texas [Pdf]
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. For this lesson, they research health care services in Texas counties and compare these to birth...
WebMD
Web Md: Depression Guide
This site from WebMD Health provides great information on depression. Includes a section on the facts of depression, types of depression, causes, diagnosis, treatment options, care giving, and different populations information.
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