NATIONAL WEB-SITES

These references are not construed as providing medical/legal advice nor endorsements. These represent the positive practical knowledge collected and updated as data becomes available.

California Website

California Department of Managed Health Care, HMO Patient Advocacy

National Mental Health Sites(Alphabetically)

American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry

American Medical Association (AMA)

American Psychiatric Association

American Psychological Association (APA)

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CHADD)

Learning Disabilities Association of America

Information about: Mental Health diagnosis and papers

Mental Health InfoSource - Practical Information for Healthcare Professionals

HUGE list of Links on Mental Illness

National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression - jointly founded in 1986 by National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), National Mental Health Association (NMHA), National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association(DMDA)

Mental Health Screening

Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC) - Department of Veterans Affairs

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)

National Center for Learning Disabilities

National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association (DMDA)

National Foundation for Depressive Illness (NAFDI) - 800/239-1265

National Institutes of Health: (NIH)

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - 301/443-4513

National Library of Medicine (NLM)

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - Fact sheets for over 100 neurological diseases, each fact sheet lists several organizations and websites for that specific disease or disorder

National Mental Health Association (NMHA)

Stanley Foundation Research Programs - E.Fuller Torrey,MD, Director (Author of several books on Book list)

Treatment Advocacy Center

WebMDHealth - Mental health topics

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