Patient/Family Resources by Topic: Psychiatric Disorders

General Psychiatric Disorders Patient/Family Resources

Geriatrics | Pediatrics | Miscellaneous

• MD Consult: Homepage - Health Sciences Library subscription (INFO)
  • Patient Handouts: Table of content
    • Psychotherapy: Access document
    • Use of Tranquilizers: Access document
    • Questions to Ask Before You Decide on a Therapist: Access document
    • Intimate Relationships and Communication: Access document
    • Decisional Capacity: Access document
    • Grief and Loss: Access document
    • Hyperventilation Syndrome: Access document
    • Behavior Diary: Access document | Image
• American Academy of Family Physicians (familydoctor.org): Homepage
  • Health Topics: List of documents
    • Mental Health: Keeping Your Emotional Health: Access document
    • Mass Psychogenic Illness: Access document
• Psych Central: Homepage
  • Symptoms and Treatments of Mental Disorders: List of documents
    • Bereavement: Access document
• HealthyMinds.org (American Psychiatric Association): Homepage
  • Psychiatric Disorder and Topic Information: List of documents
    • Let's Talk Facts™ Brochures: Table of contents
      • Choosing a Psychiatrist: Access document (PDF)
• National Institute of Mental Health: Homepage
  • Information for the Public: List of documents
• Merck Manual - Second Home Edition: Table of contents
  • Section 7. Mental Health Disorders: Table of contents
    • Chapter 98. Overview of Mental Health Care: Table of contents
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Mental Illness in Society: Access document
      • Classification and Diagnosis of Mental Illness: Access document
      • Treatment of Mental Illness: Access document

Geriatrics

• American Medical Association: Homepage
  • JAMA Patient Page: List of documents
    • Psychiatric Illness in Older Adults: Access document (PDF)

Pediatrics

• MD Consult: Homepage - Health Sciences Library subscription (INFO)
  • Patient Handouts: Table of content
    • Adolescents: Dealing with Normal Rebellion: English | Spanish
    • Mental Health Professionals (Pediatric Version): Access document
    • Family Violence: The Effects on Children: Access document
• American Academy of Family Physicians (familydoctor.org): Homepage
  • Health Topics: List of documents
    • Understanding Your Teenager's Emotional Health: Access document
• American Psychiatric Association: Homepage
  • Families and Children: List of documents
• KidsHealth (Nemours Foundation): Homepage
  • Health Information for Parents: Table of contents
    • Emotions and Behavior: List of documents
      • Finding a Therapist for your Child's Emotional or Behavioral Problem: Access document
      • A Parent's Guide to Surviving Adolescence: Access document

Miscellaneous General Psychiatric Disorders Patient/Family Resources

• American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: Homepage
  • Facts for Families: English | Spanish | French | German
• American Academy of Family Physicians (familydoctor.org): Homepage
  • Health Topics: List of documents
    • Mental Health and Behavior Problems: List of documents
• MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine) Health Topics: Index
  • Child Mental Health: List of documents
• YAHOO - Health:Mental Health:Mental Health Disorders
  Additional Mental Health Disorders resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)
• YAHOO - Health:Mental Health
  Additional Mental Health Sites (These sites have not been reviewed.)