ProCon
Gun Control
According to some estimates, there are more guns than people in the United States. Learners decide if America should enact more gun control laws. They analyze information about gun deaths in the United States by year, read about the...
The National Alliance on Mental Illness
Nami: Mental Illnesses: Borderline Personality Disorder
From the National Alliance on Mental Illness, discover the causes, symptoms, co-occurring disorders, and treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Provides links to many outside resources.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Prison and Asylum Reform
Two of the social movements of the 1830s and 1840s looked to improving the lot of the mentally ill and those in prison. Read about Dorothea Dix who crusaded for humane treatment and hospitals for the insane. Several others worked to make...
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine: Diseases of the Mind
A virtual exhibit to expose the early history of psychiatry in the United States through the year 1900.
Other
Healthline: Avoidant Personality Disorder
Resource tool that provides relevant information on Avoidant Personality Disorder concentrating on symptoms, causes, and treatment with links to articles and related topics.
Mental Health America
Mental Health America: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
A fact sheet presenting basic information on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder including characteristics, causes, symptoms, treatments, and co-occurring illnesses.
Other
American Psychiatric Association: Homepage
Home page of a professional organization of physicians specializing in psychiatry or the treatment of mental and emotional disorders.
Curated OER
Kids Health: About Kids Health
This page for the huge KidsHealth site gives you a jumping-off point and an overview of the site's content, purpose, and usage. With sections for parents, kids, and teens, KidsHealth has been online since 1995 and today it is accessed...
University of Washington
University of Washington: Neurological Disorder Resources
Eighteen different categories of mental illness are a part of this resource. Each category of illness has multiple links allowing for a very thorough investigation of each disorder.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Dorothea Dix
Contains a portrait and brief biography of Dorothea Dix.
Other
Visiting Nurse Associations of America
Home page of association of professional nurses working in the home-care setting. This site includes reference to current publications and also contains information for families and caregivers regarding home healthcare issues.