Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Resources

Comprehensive Mental Health Information:

• MedWeb: Resources in mental health, psychiatry and psychology & catalog of biomedical and health related web sites from Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library at Emory University.
• Psychcentral: One of the best online mental health resources from Dr. John Grohol.
• Mental Help Net:An award winning, comprehensive guide to mental health online.
• Online Dictionary of Mental Health: A global information resource and research tool covering all of the disciplines contributing to our understanding of mental health.
• Facts for Families: Contains informative sections regarding child and adolescent psychiatric disorders.
• NAMI: Mental health support and information about drugs used to treat mental illness

Online Screening Tests:

• Depression Quiz: Measure and track your depressive feelings.
• Mania Quiz: Measure and track mania and manic episodes.
• Adult ADD Quiz: Measure and track adult attention deficit disorder.
• OCD Quiz: Helps determine if you may have obsessive-compulsive disorder

Substance Abuse Resources:

• Find a 12 Step/AA Meeting: Updated list of meetings provided by Denver Area Central Committee of Alcoholics Anonymous.
• Colorado Family Al-Anon /Alateen: Al-Anon's purpose is to help friends and families of alcoholics recover from the effects of living with the problem drinking of a relative or friend.
• NIAAA The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism: Provides leadership in the national effort to reduce alcohol-related problems.
• Drug Rehab: Resource info on alcohol and drug use and treatment.

Other Resources:

• DSMIV: Complete alphabetical listing of diagnostic categories and disorders with links to definitions and diagnostic criteria. Codes sorted by number
• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance: Info, support, online screening, etc. by a patient run support network.
• The Anxiety Panic Internet Resource: First/best self-help resource for those with anxiety disorders.
• Anxiety Disorders Association of America: Promotes the prevention, treatment and cure of anxiety disorders and improves the lives of all people who suffer from them.
• Clinical Hypnosis Information: My compilation of helpful resources.

Developmental Disabilities/Autism Resources:

• Prader-Willy syndrome:
• Autism Resources in Colorado
• Colorado Autism Society  www.autismcolorado.org
• AutismLink- Colorado Services    www.autismlink.com
• Boulder County Chapter Of American Autism Society   www.autism-society.org  
• Imagine!: Boulder County  Center For Developmental Disabilities: www.Imaginecolorado.org
• Peak Parent Center- Parenting Children With Disabilities: www.peakparent.org/index.asp 
• Mile High Downs Syndrome Association: www.mhdsa.org

Music Therapy Resources

• American Music Therapy Association: www.musictherapy.org
• Colorado Association For Music Therapy: www.musictherapycolorado.org

General Information Links:

• PubMed: 15 million citations from MEDLINE and additional life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950's. PubMed includes links to full text articles and other related resources. A service of the National Library of Medicine.
• PubMed Central: Digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.
• Wikipedia: An online free-content encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
• Boulder Community Network: A Boulder County Information Link Index
• State of Colorado: Useful info including legislative bills up for a vote
• Colorado HealthNet: Health information
• KidsHealth: Expert Information for Families about Childrens' Health
• BCAP: Boulder County AIDS Project

Call me at 303-666-9091 
to set up a confidential consultation.

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