Most Useful Links
The following links are listed to provide you with additional online mental health care information. Please also check the additional links provided for physical health for a more comprehensive understanding of your overall well-being. The following is not meant to be a comprehensive list, nor is it an endorsement of the content of the sites.
Mental Health Care General Links
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CounsellingResource.com
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Internet Mental Health
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Mental Health Counselor Resources, About.com
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Mental Help Net
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PsychCentral.com
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University of Michigan Health Topics A to Z
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Web Sites You Can Trust, Medical Library Association
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Interpretation of Dreams
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Keirsey (Myers-Briggs) Temperament Sorter
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Signs of Menopause, Symptoms of Menopause
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Parent Coach Plan
On Line Recovery
Anxiety Disorders
Associations & Institutes
Journals & Magazines
Personality Disorders
Suicide Awareness and Hotlines
Additional Mental Health Care & Counseling Resources
BEST MENTAL HEALTH BOOKS TO READ
THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE BY BESSEL VAN DER KOLK M.D.
Essential reading for anyone interested in understanding and treating traumatic stress and the scope of its impact on society.
THE MYTH OF NORMAL - DR. GABOR MATÉ
A groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing.
HEALING YOUR ATTACHMENT WOUNDS BY DIANE POOLE HELLER
The book is about how traumatic events - such as a physical injury, emotional threat, loss of a loved one, or other life crisis - so often awaken or amplify our sense of fear, anger, isolation, or helplessness.
CHANGE YOUR BRAIN, CHANGE YOUR LIFE BY DANIEL AMEN
The book is about scientific evidence that anxiety, depression, anger, obsessiveness, or impulsiveness could be related to how specific structures in the brain work.
BOUNDARIES BY HENRY CLOUD
The book is about saying no to taking control of Your Life. You may have to say yes to everyone's requests. You may find yourself readily taking responsibility for others' feelings and problems. Or perhaps you focus so much on being loving and unselfish that you've forgotten your own limits and limitations.
IN KEYS TO UNLOCKING DEPRESSION BY DR. MICHAEL YAPKO
The book gives essential information to manage and overcome depression. It is intended to help provide a life raft of clarity to those who are treading water in the sea of confusion about depression.
TAKING CHARGE OF ADHD BY RUSSELL A. BARKLEY
This parent resource gives you the science-based information you need about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and its treatment.
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE: WHY IT CAN MATTER MORE THAN IQ BY DANIEL GOLEMAN
Goleman posits that emotional intelligence is as important as IQ for success, including in one's life's academic, professional, social, and interpersonal aspects.
THE GIFT OF IMPERFECTION BY BRENE BROWN
The book is based on her research about and the definitions of an “imperfect” life and how people can live authentically by understanding what imperfection means.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD TALK TO SOMEONE BY LORI GOTTLIEB
A Psychotherapist Analyzes Her Patients’ Stories and Her Own. This book will inform about the therapeutic process.
MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING BY VIKTOR FRANKL
The author talks about his experiences as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps during World War II and describing his psychotherapeutic method, which involved identifying a purpose in life to feel positive about and then imagining that outcome.
ANXIOUS KIDS, ANXIOUS PARENTS BY REID WILDON AND LYNN
With anxiety at epidemic levels among our children, Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents offers a contrarian yet effective approach to help children and teens push through their fears, worries, and phobias to ultimately become more resilient, independent, and happy.
CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS BY AL SWITZLER, JOSEPH GRENNY, AND RON MCMILLAN
The book is about how to make it safe to talk about almost anything. Be persuasive, not abrasive. Keep listening when others blow up or clam up. Turn crucial conversations into the action and results you want.
THE SEVEN PRINCIPLES FOR MAKING MARRIAGE WORK BY JOHN GOTTMAN
A practical guide to an emotionally intelligent—and long-lasting—marriage.”—Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence.
HOPE AND HELP FOR YOUR NERVES: END ANXIETY NOW
Those who deal with a lot of intrusive, repetitive thoughts that can trigger anxiety and panic.
ATTACHED: THE NEW SCIENCE OF ADULT ATTACHMENT AND HOW IT CAN HELP YOU FIND—AND KEEP—LOVE
here are three main attachment styles, and understanding yours can deepen your relationships and help you connect with your partner.
ANXIOUS KIDS, ANXIOUS PARENTS: 7 WAYS TO STOP THE WORRY CYCLE AND RAISE COURAGEOUS & INDEPENDENT CHILDREN
Research shows that children with anxious parents are up to seven times more likely than other children to develop anxiety.
THE FOUR AGREEMENTS BY DON MIGUEL RUIZ
It has been on the New York Times Bestselling list for almost a decade. Everything we do is based on agreements we have made - agreements with ourselves, with other people, with God, and with life. But the most important agreements are the ones we make with ourselves.