~♥::In Bloom::♥~

cabneg

2006-09-22T10:56:00.000-04:00

~about child abuse & neglect~

These links cover child physical abuse and childhood neglect as pertaining to an adult survivor.

Please click here if you are looking for information about

::Ongoing Child Abuse Or Neglect::.

PTSD & Dealing With Abusive Parents
A Q&A letter to Psych Central, the reply has advice from a licensed clinical social worker.

Child Abuse & Neglect: a Factsheet
A thorough overview of what defines abuse and neglect from the Public Health Agency of Canada's National Clearinghouse on Family Violence.

The Causes of Child Neglect
Presented by CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), the Foster Care Review Board and the State Supreme Court of Arizona, this page discusses the nature and possible causes of unstable, non-nurturing or hostile parenting.

Risk Factors for Child Neglect
Written for volunteer human services workers, this NYS Coalition for Children page gives an easy-to-read look into the nature of families prone to child neglect.

Long Term Consequences of Abuse & Neglect
A well-researched publication from the Child Welfare Information Gateway this factsheet provides an overview of some of the most common long term physical, psychological, behavioral, and societal consequences of child abuse and neglect. Also available en Español.

About Child Abuse & Adult Anxiety
One survivor to another, an encouraging, insightful Q&A from About.com focusing on the cause and effect of child abuse and post-traumatic anxiety in adulthood

Breaking the Cycle of Abuse
A Caremark Health Resources article about the need to come to terms with abuse suffered in childhood. Offers suggestions how to go about doing it and discusses the benefits this kind of healing work can have.

The Effects of Child Abuse Can Last a Lifetime
Produced by the Center for the Advancement of Health, this is an in-depth look at:
The Issue
The Facts
How Adversity Breeds Disease
Abused Stress Response
The Long-Lasting Effects
How the Altered Stress Response May Make You Sick
Abusing the Brain
The Research
(The CFAH is an independent nonprofit corporation that does extensive work in care, prevention and chronic disease management, with an emphasis on how social, behavioral and economic factors affect illness and well-being. )

Q & A About Memories of Childhood Abuse
From the American Psychological Association's APA Online site, this page is a FAQ about reported memories of childhood abuse and understanding how repressed, recovered, or suggested memories may occur. There is also information about what to do if you or a family member is concerned about a childhood memory.

You Carry the Cure in Your Own Heart
An article from Parade Magazine by attorney and author Andrew Vachss. Vachss, a long-time, passionate advocate against child abuse, examines the complex and widespread topic of emotional abuse: what it is, what it does to children and what can be done about it.

Recommended Reads from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network
This reading list (compiled by experts in the National Child Traumatic Stress Network) includes important recent work as well as classic books and articles on child physical abuse and neglect by Network and other experts in the field.

Exploring the Role of Child Abuse in Later Drug Abuse
As many as two-thirds of those in treatment for drug abuse report childhood physical, sexual, or emotional abuse. However, researchers in the field are still are confronted with broad gaps in information. NIDA Notes, the official newsletter of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) looks into what is known and the difficulties of this research.
(NIDA is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) , a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services).

Hidden Scars: How Child Abuse Affects the Brain
Physicist, winner of a Guggenheim fellowship and former editor for Scientific American, Madhusree Mukerjee looks at the psychobiologocal changes in a person's brain development when they have been exposed to abuse in the home. Written in easy-to-understand language, this essay first appeared in the October 1995 issue of Scientific American.

PTSD & childhood trauma
The Uplift Program's Bob Murray, PhD, discusses the link between PTSD, depression and childhood trauma.

Emotional Child Abuse[PDF]
Available in PDF or in [HTML], this factsheet from Prevent Child Abuse.org describes what childhood emotional abuse is and the long-term consequences it can have on adult survivors.

Gender Differences in Health Consequences of Abuse & Neglect
Childhood abuse and neglect: specificity of effects on adolescent and young adult depression and suicidality. An article from the Journal of the American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry.

The Root of Child Abuse: Anger
An article from the website of The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress. Focuses on child abuse by burning, describes the perpetrators and looks at some of the explosive responses children may eventually have when abused in this manner.

Alcoholism and Its Effect on the Family
AllPsych.com looks at the way that adult children of alcoholics (ACOAs) often don’t relate their problems to having grown up in a family with an alcoholic parent.

~personal sites~

Rainbow Hope
Holli's Triumph
A Time to Heal
Kim's Safe Place
Thunderstorms & Rainbows
Ghostwolf~Out of the Abyss
Steel Tears

~peer support~

Adult Survivors of Child Abuse(ASCA)
i survive.org
Adults Abused As Children(AAAC)
Help for Adult Victims of Child Abuse(HAVOCA)
Sibling Abuse Survivors' Info & Advocacy Network (SASIAN)
Adult Survivors of Child Abuse & Neglect Forum
Adult Children of Child Abuse
Child Abuse Survivors Confidential (CASC)
No More Tears
Adult Child Abuse Survivors
Adults Recovering from Narcissistic Parents
Growing Beyond Emotional Abuse: Resources for Healing
Dealing With Abusive Parents Forum
Single Parents Network
Angels That Care

~resources~

Catharsis Foundation
Nat'l Center for Missing & Exploited Children
Nat'l Resource Center on Child Abuse & Neglect (NRCCAN)
Nat'l Child Traumatic Stress Network
Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA)
childabuse.org
Child Abuse Prevention Network
Nat'l Council on Child Abuse & Family Violence (NCCAFV)
Child Welfare Info Gateway

If you would like to suggest a site that focuses on this topic submit it to:
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incab

2006-09-22T10:54:00.000-04:00

~about child sexual abuse & incest~
These links cover child physical abuse and childhood neglect as pertaining to an adult survivor.
Please click here if you are looking for information about
::Ongoing Child Sexual Abuse::.

Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse, PTSD, Sexual Assault
Psychotherapist's site dealing with a wide range of disorders. Includes info about recovery from sexual abuse, rape and traumatic incidents. There's also a list of reccomended reading and a focus on a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy technique called Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing or EMDR. (For more about EMDR, see the In Bloom ::treatment options:: for information about this technique.)

Recovery from Sexual Abuse - NAMB.net
North American Mission Board's webpage offers an Evangelical Christian take on recovery from sexual abuse.
Other issues covered on this site include:
Addictive Behaviors
AD/Learning Disorders
Crisis Situations
Financial and Employment Issues
Family Issues - Parenting
Marriage and Divorce
Relationships
Self-Esteem
Sexual Behaviors

Child Abuse
Discussion and presentations of statistics on child abuse, especially child sexual abuse. Extensive information about the trauma of physical and sexual violence in childhood including:
Effects of Child Abuse
About Therapy & Recovery
Resources for Spouses, Partners, Friends, etc.
Resources for Parents & Caregivers
Additional Resources

Ritual Abuse & Secret Societies Newsletter
Presented by SMART, the aim here is to help stop ritual abuse and to help those who have been ritually abused. Offered here are this web site, a bi-monthly newsletter, an e-mail discussion list, and annual conferences. Before reading this, though, note that SMART, urges: "Please use caution while reading all of these papers. Some of the information may be very heavy for survivors. If in doubt, download the page and wait to read it until you are with your therapist or a trusted support person."

Spiritual Healing for Survivors of Clergy Sexual Abuse
Advocate Resources for victims, survivors, and professionals. A page from the AdvocateWeb.org site. AdvocateWeb is a nonprofit organization providing information and resources to promote awareness and understanding of the issues involved in the exploitation of persons by trusted helping professionals. A helpful resource for victim/survivors, their family and friends, the general public, and for victim advocates and professionals.

Social Insensitivity Towards Child Sexual Abuse Survivors
An article from Suite 101 discusses why it is that abuse survivors cannot and shouldn't have to "just get over it". This is but one of many great articles from Suite101's Child Abuse & Recovery section. Edited by Susan Maree Jeavons, this section of the brilliantly diversified Suite101.com site offers other articles about child abuse, along with a discussion forum.

Consequences of Child Sexual Abuse
Wendy Moelker, psychologist in charge of Emergis, and Jacob Palme, professor at Stockholm University, discuss the psychological, social, sexual and physical problems that are common to survivors. Taken from Web4Health's Ask the Expert Q&A page.

Child Sexual Abuse: a factsheet
In this factsheet produced by the National Center for PTSD, Julia Whealin, PhD, examines the psychological profile of a child sexual predator, symptoms of this kind of abuse, the traumatic impact and more.

The Effects of Child Sexual Abuse
Australia's South Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault (SECASA) is a wellspring of information for all manner of subjects connected to sexual violence. This page takes a look at the immediate and long term effects that child sexual abuse can have on an adult survivor :
Psychological Effects
Long Term Effects
The Child Abuse Accomodation Syndrome
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder &
Stockholm Syndrome.

How Does Incest Effect the Adult Survivor?
Taken from literature by Survivors of Incest Anonymous.

Issues for Disabled Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Women with disabilities are at an increased risk for sexual violence.
Perpetrators of incest choose a victim who will remain silent or will not be believed in the event that she should tell. Women with disabilities, as young children, are often viewed as ideal targets. From the excellent website of Disability Cool and the Disability Cyberchicks.

~personal sites~

Share Your Survival Story
Surviving Child Sexual Abuse
Welcome to Barbados
Survivors Pages
Broken Spirits Network
Surviving to Thriving
Freedom
Tigerlilly's Survivor Pages
Sunshine's Corner of the World
Lee March's Abuse Recovery

~peer support~

Sibling Abuse Survivors Info & Advocacy Network (SASIAN)
For survivors whose sexual abusers were siblings.

Survivors of Incest Anonymous
Website of the World Service Office of this fellowship, which uses the 12 Step model of recovery from Alcoholics Anonymous.

Incest Survivors Anonymous
The homepage of ISA, a 12 Step fellowship focused on issues of familial child sexual abuse.

Making Daughters Safe Again (MDSA)
MDSA members share their experience, strength and hope for healing as daughters who have survived mother-daughter incest.

Alt.Sexual.Abuse.Recovery
This site provides extremely secure Internet related services for survivors free of charge. Members gain access to an anonymous E-mail server, anonymous access to USENET, and, on a limited scale, server-space for web-hosting is offered to organizations and institutions in keeping with ASARIAN's purpose.

Sexual Abuse Survivors Message Board
Survivors of incest, rape and other forms of sexual abuse often feel alone. The community is here to listen and support you as you work through the issues raised by the trauma you experienced and deal with the after-effects. Just one of the message boards featured on ivillage.com.

Sexual Abuse Recovery Website
Features links and info, a recovery forum, survivor poetry, a section on self-injury and more.

Survivorship.org
An international forum on survival of sadistic sexual abuse, ritualistic abuse, mind control & torture. Within this site you will find information on ritual abuse. Featured are articles that give background and deal with the effects of ritual abuse, child pornography, and child prostitution, and government/military mind control (MC). Many of the articles describe living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID, formerly called MPD.) There are many links to other pages on ritual abuse and to healing resources. Use extreme caution while viewing.

Ripple Back to Me
A mailing list and online support group for survivors of rape, sexual abuse and incest.To join the ripplebacktome mailing list, you need a confirmation of your email address. Membership includes the mailing list and the group's Web tools such as Message Archives, Polls, Files and Photos.

Sexual Abuse Survivors in Recovery Anonymous
Site includes affirmations, info on healing, a meeting format and more.

Sexual Abuse Survivors' Bulletin Board
Hosted by Mental Health Today, this bulletin board is exclusively for people who have survived sexual abuse. Site also features bulletin boards for PTSD, victims of crime, families of survivors, domestic violence survivors and more.

Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse support forum & resources
Site hosts forums including:
Eyecatchers Survivor's Forum
SOC-UM'S Survivor Forum
Female survivors
daughters abused by mothers
male survivors
addictions Support Forums
E-Health Forums

abused~empowered~survive~thrive
60+ support forums, multiple chat rooms and information for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse and the adult sexual abuse survivor / rape survivor. For both female and male survivors from the UK and around the world. Also, related subjects are addressed such as date rape, male rape, panic attack, eating disorders, self harm, and inner child work.

The Healing Room
A safe message board that also includes a special area for particularly upsetting posts.

Ophelia's Love
Ophelia's Love is a registered organization dedicated to eliminating rape, sexual assault and gender violence by providing information and advocacy as well as survivor and community support through web-based and community outreach projects.

~for survivors & loved ones~

Intimacy, Sexuality & Healing from Sexual Abuse
An article from Self Help Magazine.

Treating Female Survivors & Their Partners
From the Nat'l Center for PTSD.

Survivors & Friends
Survivors & Friends is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization offer support to survivors, and to family and friends of survivors.

Parents & Loved Ones of Survivors
Hosts an e-mail support circle for parents of survivors of both sexual abuse and rape, along with information about ways to show support for them.

My Partner is a Survivor- What Do I Need to Know?
From About.com.

Articles: Sexual Abuse, Lesbians, Relationships, Gay Survivors, etc.
Kali Munro's collection of online self-help articles concern sexual abuse, emotions, lesbian & gay relationships, etc.

~resources~

Ritual Abuse Ritual Crime & Healing
Includes:
Frequently Asked Questions
Resources
International Resources
Library
Related Websites
and a Creative Corner:
Art
Poetry
Spirituality
Healing Tips

National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) is a comprehensive collection and distribution center for information, research and emerging policy on sexual violence intervention and prevention. The NSVRC provides an extensive on-line library and customized technical assistance, as well as, coordinates National Sexual Assault Awareness Month initiatives.

Covert-Incest.org
Seeking to prevent covert incest from being passed on to successive generations by educating the public and providing services to those who are too close to a parent. The organization releases statements to the media, distributes literature and seeks to build a network of mental health professionals and support groups where survivors oft incest can receive assistance in separating from a parent. Site offers mailing lists, forums & articles.

Survivor Connections
An activist center for survivors of sexual assault, rape, incest, and child molestation.

Generation 5
Organization aiming to eliminate the cycle of abuse in 5 generations.

The Awareness Center
For Jewish survivors.

Victims of Incest Can Emerge Survivors In Action
VOICES In Action is an international organization providing assistance to adult and adolescent victims of child sexual abuse and sexual trauma.

Rape, Abuse & Incest Nat'l Network (RAINN)
The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) is the nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization and has been ranked as one of “America’s 100 Best Charities by Worth magazine.

Sexuality Info & Education Council of the US
SIECUS has served as the national voice for sexuality education, sexual health, and sexual rights for over 40 years. SIECUS affirms that sexuality is a fundamental part of being human, one that is worthy of dignity and respect. They advocate for the right of all people to accurate information, comprehensive education about sexuality, and sexual health services. SIECUS works to create a world that ensures social justice and sexual rights.

National Organization on Male Sexual Victimization
Bringing survivors and professionals together for a deeper understanding od male sexual trauma and directions in healing.

National Association for People Abused as Children (UK site)
NAPAC grew out of a lack of an integrated national body providing help and support to adults who have experienced childhood abuse in the United Kingdom.

Survivors of Abuse Network
A non-profit organization that offers information, contacts and references, and an on-line support system for men and women.

Treating the Effects of Sexual Abuse
Can the psychological consequences of sexual abuse be resolved with treatment? A WebMD Q&A describes a model of recovery in three phases.

Dental Tips for Survivors
Kat Hayes' brief guide lists strategies that both survivors and dentists can do to help make dentist visits less stressful.

Tips for Finding a Sexual Abuse Support Group in Your Area
A practical guide from Google's eHow.

Finding the Right Therapist for Sexual Abuse Recovery
From Ezine's @rticles.

All About Counseling: for Sexual Abuse Survivors
From allaboutcounseling.com.

Write to Tell
A newsletter for sexual abuse survivors.

Reclaim Yourself: a Manual for Survivors
Available in both Download PDF Version and HTML.

CSA Survivor
Although, yes, this is a personal site, created by a survivor, it is such an extensive, well done creation that it stands on its own as a resource for other survivors. Along with a respectable listing of resource links, CSA Survivor includes some great essays and news items relating to trauma, the psychology and after-effects of sexual abuse and insight into the predatory mind. Educational and timely.
Check out:
Healing Is Possible
Incest & a Family In Denail
Pychological Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Revictimization
Sexual Abuse of Girls & Women With Disabilities
Sexual Abuse Trauma
Sexual Abuse, Health Risks, & Disease in Adults
Sexual Dysfunctions & Sexual Abuse
Signs of Sexual Abuse in Adults

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sexassault

2006-09-22T10:52:00.000-04:00

If you have recently experienced a sexual assault, call 911 or call
National Sexual Assault Hotline
free & confidential 24/7
ph: 1-800-656-HOPE (800-656-4673)

You can click here if you are looking for information about

::A Recent Sexual Assault::

~About Sexual Assault and Rape~

Rape Trauma Syndrome
Rape Trauma Syndrome or RTS is the acute phase and long-term reorganization process that occurs as a result of forcible rape or attempted forcible rape. MedAu.com provides an in-depth look at the syndrome, including:
Acute Phase - Disorganisation
Impact Reactions - within hours
Immediate effects - first weeks
reorganization Phase
Short-term effects - up to 3-4 months
Intermediate effects - up to 1 year
Long-term reactions - up to 4 years
Discussion
Published by the Northern Rivers Division of General Practice (NSW) , MedAu is Medicine Australia, a cooperative project online where doctors can share their thoughts and knowledge with others.

The Effects of Rape
No two survivors of sexual assault react in exactly the same way, but this info page describes some common reaction both the immediate/acute phase and the long-term process of healing. Adapted by the University of Oklahoma, this information was originally published as "You are Not Alone", compiled by the Women's Resource Center staff.

The Psychological Effects of Sexual Assault
Many rape and sexual assault victims suffer from Rape Related PTSD and the disorders listed and detailed on this page. There is information about flashbacks, self-injury, self-blame and many other common reactions, long & short term. This page also provides information about choosing to heal using therapy, what some options are and how effective this approach might be.

Healing After Rape or Sexual Assault
How victims cope with the events will depend on the willingness to move through the process - a process which can be painful and difficult. While elderly victims struggle with physical recovery, they seem to be much better with the emotional recovery; while many younger victims typically recover quickly physically, but face a lifetime of uphill emotional struggle. This page from AARDVARC.org offers some great information and insight. AARDVARC is An Abuse, Rape and Domestic Violence Aid and Resource Collection, well worth checking out for many issues connected with sexual violence.

What's Happening to Me?
There is a wide range of common reactions that a person may have to a sexual assault. This page from Charlottesville, VA's Sexual Assault Resources discusses some of them in the context of Rape Trauma Syndrome and Post-Traumatic Stress.

Coping with Rape Trauma Syndrome (RTS)
An entry from Wikipedia's Wiki How, this page has information about PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder), RR-PTSD (rape related posttraumatic stress disorder) or RTS (rape trauma syndrome).

An Interview with Judith Herman: Recovery & Healing
Judith Herman, a recognized leader in the field of trauma and recovery, is Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Harvard University Medical School and Director of Training at the Victims of Violence Program in the Department of Psychiatry at the Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Trauma Treatment Manual
Originally written for people working with women survivors of rape in Bosnia, it can be used more broadly as a guide for helping anyone of either gender who has survived any kind of trauma.

Sexual Assault
This is basically an informative online index that serves almost as a How To guide for Christians looking for help with sexual assault and the healing process. Aspects of survival covered include what loved ones need to know, understanding your reactions, what to do if a friend is raped, how to protect yourself, seekingcounselingg, issues around senior rape, male rape, child sexual assault & more. Although it was created with a Christian slant, the presentation is refreshingly non-alienating towards survivors outside of that faith.

Sexual Assault Info for Lesbians, Transgender & Bisexual Women
From the Anti Violence Project (AVP). No matter how you identify- lesbian, bi, straight, or trans- rape and sexual assault can happen to any woman. And AVP wants to help.

VAWnet:: Marital Rape
Written by Racquel Kennedy Bergen, this page provides an overview of the immediate and long-term effects of sexual assault perpetrated by a spouse.

Rape Trauma Syndrome
Brief article by Amy Menna on rape trauma describes the symptoms and negative beliefs that may follow sexual assault.

~prevention & safety~

SafetyForWomen: Self Defense Tips & Tricks for Women
One of the most unique survivor sites around. After marital rape, domestic abuse and losing a child, this unassuming housewife learned self defense and created this truly inspiring site to share what she learned with others. The site includes easy-to-learn defense measures, a place for survivor stories, tips about preparing to leave an abuser and other very down to earth advise and suggestions.

Rape Aggression Defense(RAD)Systems
The Rape Aggression Defense System is a program of realistic self-defense tactics and techniques for women. The R.A.D. System is a comprehensive, women-only course that begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and risk avoidance, while progressing on to the basics of hands-on defense training. R.A.D. is not a Martial Arts program.

Facts & Safety Tips About On-Campus Assaults
A simple guide for reducing risk and protecting yourself on campus. Includes info about the frequency and contributing factors of campus violence.

Prevention Tips to Avoid Drug Induced Rape
A very practical factsheet created by a local Police Department's Special Victims Unit.

~personal sites~

Surviving the Memories
This Day Shall Not Define My Life
Escaping Hades
Amy's Anger
Finding My Voice
I Sang Holy, Holy
Aphrodite Wounded
Staying Strong
Over The Rainbow
Pregnant by Rape Information and Support
Indigo's Inner Eye

~for survivors & their partners~

What to Expect from Your Mate After Sexual Assault
Understanding the Survivor
Secondary Survivors
Supporting Your Partner
Rape, Recovery & Intimacy

~online peer support~

Rape Victims
Powerful Beyond Measure
Women and Menen Rape Crisis Club
Full Circle Spiritual Healing
Rape Survivors
Rape Survivors Recovery
Chat Delphi:
Rape Recovery
Chat Yahoo:
Rape Recovery 2
Surviving
Spouses Only
For Men Only
Rape recovery
Rape_and_Sexual_Assault_Survivors
Trying to Keep it Together
Psych Forums: Rape & Sexual Assault Group
Men Against Rape
Worldwide Women Against Rape
Secondary_Survivors_and_Adoption_Support
SurveyOnDateRapeVictims
Attempted Rape
Rape Survivors Online Forum
Rape Support Club
A Safe Haven for Rape Victims
RRC_Volunteer_Network
Healthy Place Forum on Rape
Stigma_Book
Kali Munro Self Help & Support Board
Rape: It Hurts
Stop Rape Forum - Home
internetrapes
Lesbian Rape Survivors

~resources~

Rape Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)

Witness Justice
Witness Justice is a national nonprofit organization committed to directly serving survivors of violent crime in the U.S.

Victims of Crime: Justice Information Center
Information and many useful links from the National Criminal Justice Reference Service.

Office for Victims of Crime
US Dept. of Justice site, focused on crime victims; includes information, training, funding, etc.

National Organization for Victim Assistance
Home page for NOVA, an organization working on behalf of victims of crime and disaster.

Victim Assistance Online
A very comprehensive online resource for victim survivors of crime or tragedy; searchable site.

Women Veterans: Sexual Harrassment and Assault
Captain Barb's page on PTSD among women who experienced sexual trauma while in the military, and what to do.

Sexual Healing from Sexual Abuse: Advice for Adult Survivors
Article by Wendy Maltz describes how to begin sexual healing following sexual abuse.

Sexual Health Network
Website dedicated to providing easy access to sexuality resources, and access to sexuality experts.

Rape Recovery: Finding Intimacy Again
An iVillage Q&A gives great insight into the long term challenges of survivong assault and reclaiming aspects of your life.

National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
ph: 877.739.3895

LUHS (Loyola University Health System)'s Self Help Page
Providing contact information for the following:

False Memory Syndrome Foundation
Incest Survivors Anonymous (I.S.A.)
LINKUP
Parents United International
S.A.R.A. (Sexual Assault Recovery Anonymous) Society
VOICES In Action, Inc.
WINGS Foundation, Inc.
Stop Prisoner Rape, Inc.
Positive Partners of Survivors

If you would like to suggest a site that focuses on this topic submit it to:
nrrrdygrrrl@hotmail.com

DV

2006-09-22T10:48:00.000-04:00

This page is about becoming a survivor of domestic violence.
If you are looking for information about an
ongoing domestic violence situation,
please go to

In Bloom's
Ongoing Domestic Violence
page.

~about domestic violence~

Domestic Violence
What is violence or abuse? This explanation of psychological and physical abuse comes from Jill Curtis, a senior psychotherapist and author working in the UK. Over the past three years Jill has developed familyonwards.com, which has over a hundred articles on it and a continually expanding section of reviews of books on family issues. She has also contributed to a variety of other web sites connected with parenting, families, self-help, divorce, gay issues and women's interests.

A Domestic Violence Factsheet
Created by the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Violence Against Women
A factsheet from the World Health Organization (WHO) covering the scope of the problem, related health consequences, and guidance for health workers.

The Biggest Victims Are the Smallest~ a UNICEF
Also Available in Adobe Acrobat readable [PDF] format.

Warning Signs of An Abusive Relationship
A good checklist of behaviors and attitudes to be aware of, especially when starting a relationship. From the Counseling Center @ the University of Buffalo.

When Men Murder Women
Females Murdered by Males in Single Victim/Single Offender Incidents: Domestic violence, or intimate partner violence, against women is a disturbingly common occurrence in the United States. Estimates from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) indicate that from 1993 to 1998, women were victims of violent crimes by their intimate partners an average of more than 935,000 times a year. During this period, intimate partner violence comprised 22 percent of all violent crimes against women. While firearms are used in a relatively small percentage of domestic violence incidents, when a firearm is present, domestic violence can, and all too often does, turn into domestic homicide.

American Roulette
Violence Policy Center Study of Murder/Suicide Trends -- Results indicate that most murder/suicides perpetrated by males upon their intimate partners and children by the use of guns. In [PDF] only.

Firearms and Domestic Violence
In 2000, in homicides where the weapon was used, 50 percent of female homicide victims were killed with a firearm. Of those female firearm homicides, 75 percent were killed with a handgun. More than five times as many women were murdered by an intimate acquaintance than by a stranger in the year 2000. Learn more about this aspect of Domestic violence.

Child Protective Services & Domestic Violence
[PDF] of an article by Janet E. Findlater and Susan Kelly in the journal The Future of Children on the relationship between domestic violence and child abuse and neglect cases, and the role of Child Protective Services.

No Safe Haven: A Special Report
Special issue of Mother Jones magazine devoted to domestic violence.

Nat'l Clearinghouse on Marital & Date Rape
Started in 1978, when marital rape was a crime in only 4 states.,this clearinghouse, now a website, follows national cases; has legal briefs, legislative testimony, bills, statutes, law reviews, newspaper clippings, articles, statistics, published and unpublished studies, and letters.

A Comparison of Pimps and Batterers
A report by Evelina Giobbe of the Commercial Sexual Exploitation Resource Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The mission of CSERI is to abate commercial sexual exploitation through research, education and community organizing, and to advocate for the human rights of prostituted women, youth, and transgendered persons, and to increase opportunities for individuals to leave the sex industry.

No Safe Place
This 1998 PBS broadcast, No Safe Place, offers resources and insights into the origins and possible solutions to violence against women.

Blaming the Victim
Article by Greg Dear in [PDF] format.

Biderman's Chart of Coercion
Analysis of the subversive manipulation involved in an abusive relationship.

Department of Health & Human Services
List of information on domestic violence concerns.

PTSD: A Conversation with Judith Herman
Taken from an interview Judith Herman, an expert in the field of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, on the personal and political dimensions of trauma and recovery. Here, Herman explains how PTSD develops in women survivors of domestic violence.

Defending Our Lives
Defending Our Lives exposes the magnitude and severity of domestic violence in this country. It features four women imprisoned for killing their batterers and their terrifying personal testimonies. This film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short in 1994.

Reading List on Domestic Violence
A good basic reading list of books and articles on domestic violence: history, research, self-help. Compiled by a number of sources. Very thorough in scope.

Domestic Violence Reading List
Compiled by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network

~organizations, government agencies & campaigns~

Women Against Domestic Violence
Women Against Domestic Violence (WADV) is an online organization that seeks to provide support and information to any adult or child who is or has been the victim of domestic abuse. The organization is run by a group of women from all over the world who have come together to put an end to violence in our homes. Has a page for survivor poetry, a list of rights, an open forum & chatroom, support members and a list of questions to help women make determinations about their domestic situation.

National Network to End Domestic Violence
The National Network to End Domestic Violence is your eye and ear to federal public policy. Whether in Congress, the Executive branch or the Courts, NNEDV is your best source on domestic violence legislation and policy.

Break the Cycle
Break the Cycle is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to engage, educate and empower youth to build lives and communities free from dating and domestic violence.

Nat'l Coalition Against Domestic Violence
The Mission of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence is to organize for collective power by advancing transformative work, thinking and leadership of communities and individuals working to end domestic violence.

Dep't of Justice, Violence Against Women Office
The mission of the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is to provide federal leadership to reduce violence against women, and to administer justice for and strengthen services to all victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. This is accomplished by developing and supporting the capacity of state, local, tribal, and non-profit entities involved in responding to violence against women.

Partnerships Against Violence
Partnerships Against Violence Network is a "virtual library" of information about violence and youth-at-risk, representing data from seven different Federal agencies.
Violence prevention professionals can communicate and share resources through the Pavnet mailgroup.

The Nat'l Center for Victims of Crime
The mission of the National Center for Victims of Crime is to forge a national commitment to help victims of crime rebuild their lives. We are dedicated to serving individuals, families, and communities harmed by crime. They cover issues such as:
victim assistance, civil litigation, stalking, dating violence, information for Victims and more.

Stop The Hurt.com
A not-for-profit Domestic Violence prevention resource site for victim, survivors, or anyone who cares about the issues surrounding domestic violence.

Domestic Violence Nat'l Directory: Professional Services
An initiative of the US Justice Fund and the Open Society Institute, this site focuses on securing procedural and substantive justice for all individuals by developing criminal and civil justice systems that are accessible and impartial, protect fundamental human rights, prohibit arbitrary and discriminatory government action, and remove barriers that prevent individuals from participating fully in the economic, social and political life of the community. Offers a comprehensive listing of services for domestic violence survivors and the advocates who assist them.

SIS, Inc
Survivors in Service is a grassroots organization of self-identifying survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking, the network/caucus formerly known as Survivors In Service (SIS) began with initial support from the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WSCADV) and statewide domestic violence programs. The organization works to provide leadership in the field of eliminating violence against women.

Women's Rights Network
A cooperative organization with the Centers for Disease Control, this endeavor is a consortium of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), The University of Missouri at St. Louis (UMSL), and Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW) at Wellesley College.

White Ribbon Campaign
The WRC is the largest effort in the world of men working to end men's violence against women. It relies on volunteer support and financial contributions from individuals and organizations. Initiated as a response to the murder of women engineering students in Montreal.

The Silent Witness National Initiative
Silent Witness National Initiative is a non-profit organization promoting peace, healing and responsibility in adult relationships in order to eliminate domestic murders by the year 2010.

Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence
A national nonprofit organization working to prevent domestic violence, CAEPV is the only program in the country founded by business leaders and focused on the workplace. CAEPV is dedicated to reducing the costs and consequences of partner violence at work - and eliminating it altogether. From policies and programs to legal issues and legislation. A credible source for information, materials and advice

The Clothesline Project
Provides an opportunity for women to bear witness to their personal experience of violence, and celebrate their transformation from victim to survivor in a powerful statement of solidarity.

Communities Against Violence Network
A searchable, authoritative source of information about violence against women, children, persons with disabilities, gays and lesbians, and others. Membership in CAVNET can save you time and connect you to the best individuals and organizations addressing violence against women in the world, as well as provide you access to one of the most comprehensive online databases in the world, built and used by experts. We have participants who are the preeminent experts in the field - researchers, practitioners, clergy, judges, lawyers, health care professionals, prosecutors, law enforcement, advocates, and many others. Our membership is diverse, with experts in domestic violence, sexual assault, rape, incest, stalking, crime victims with disabilities, child welfare, international human rights, and many other areas affecting women and children.

Men & Women Against Domestic Violence
An internet-based coalition of men and women working to address the issue of domestic violence, MAWADV feels that domestic violence is not just a women's issue, but is very much a men's issue, too. They endeavor to educate and advocate against physical, mental, emotional and sexual violence of all kinds. Sponsored by The Paladin Group Grant Mentors.

Center for the Prevention of Sexual & Domestic Violence
An inter-religious educational resource addressing issues of sexual and domestic violence, the Center is a non-profit organization headquartered in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. Formerly the Center for Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence, offers a wide range of services and resources, including training, consultation and providing communities and advocates with the tools and knowledge they need to address the religious and cultural issues related to abuse. The Center is an international, multi-faith organization working with many communities, including Asian and Pacific Islander, Buddhist, Jewish, Latino/a, Muslim, Black, Anglo, Indigenous, Protestant and Roman Catholic.

~personal stories & sites~

Power & Control
Ann's Story
Art and Atrocity; Victim as Artist
Artemis
Battered But Not Beat
Becoming a Survivor
The Cop and the Survivor
Dana's Dedication
Meranda Maud
Domestic Violence, Murder & My Kids
Gentle Spirits
Healing My Broken Spirit
ificouldonlyhelp
Karen's Story
Kathy's Koffee Cafe'
Kelda's Kronichles
Knights of Kindness Haven of Hope
Leaving domestic abuse, safely
McElroy, Wendy: Domestic Violence Blog Page
Moonaura's Survivor Healing & Support
My Personal Story of Abuse
Pam's Enchanted Garden
Salon.com Life Knocked senseless
Salon.com Life Knocked senseless - The Response
She Walked Alone
Stop The Violence
Stop The Violence
Surviving Domestic Abuse
Time to Break Free
Victims by Chance....Survivors by Choice!
Voices and Faces - Survivor of Spousal Rape
WalkingDarkLands
Ann's Story - Survivor of Domestic Violence
Art and Atrocity - Victim as Artist
Knocked Senseless
Chris's Story
Anna
Koria
Mary's Story
Mary's Second Submission
Ruth Card
Shannon's Story
Amy
Laurel
Messages from "Sue"
Elden's Story
I Love You Most of All
My Story of Domestic Violence
Sanctuary for the Abused
Home Sweet Home
I'm Still Standing eBook
The Cop & The Survivor
Victory Over Violence

~resources & information~

National Domestic Violence Hotline
ph: 800-799-SAFE (800-799-7233) / TTY: 800-787-3224

Domestic Violence Information Center
Domestic violence facts, news, Internet resources & the Violence Against Women Act. Presented by the Feminist Majority Foundation.

Human Services Policy: Special Populations/Family Violence
Department of Health and Human Services online resources.

How an Abuser Can Discover Your Internet Activities
A page from the American Bar Association's Commission on Domestic Violence, with cautionary advice on how to use the Internet more safely to obtain information and resources on domestic violence. Page also has links to other domestic violence organizations.

Cyberstalking: A New Challenge for Law Enforcement
From the Department of Justice site. Also check out the Dept of Jutice's Office of Violence Against Women site.

Abuse Counseling & Treatment: Internet Warning
ACTabuse gives detailed information on abusers ability to access the survivor via the Internet.

Angels In Blue: Stalking Page
Information on stalking laws and on stalking behavior, including information on Internet stalking. Angels In Blue has combined with the Knights Of Kindness and SafetyEd to provide information and resources concerning the crime of Stalking. Their expertise is in the area of Cyber Stalking.

Stalking Resource Center
The Stalking Resource Center is a program of the National Center for Victims of Crime. The Stalking Resource Center consists of five components: a Peer-to-Peer Exchange Program, Training, an Information Clearinghouse, a Practitioners' Network, and a Website. Also has Recursos en EspaÃ±ol. Part of the Nat'l Center for Victims of Crime

New Social Security Numbers For DV Victims
Sometimes the best way to evade an abuser you have left and reduce the risk of further violence may be to relocate and establish a new identity. Following these changes, it also may be helpful to get a new Social Security number. This webpage describes procedures and requirements for requesting a new social security number.

Financial Resources for Women & Children, Inc
Agency founded to provide low cost loans to women in abusive relationships Also provides practical advice about finances and planning for emergencies. FRWC, Inc. does not share personal information that you might enter with anyone and will not email you or add you to our snail mail list unless you specifically request that. FRWC's purpose is to help you get through a money crisis.

The Family Violence Prevention Fund
The Family Violence Prevention Fund describes itself as "a national non-profit organization that focuses on domestic violence education, prevention and public policy reform."

Economic Success Clearinghouse
From the Economic Success Clearinghouse(formerly Welfare Information Network)
Articles on the economic aspects of domestic violence, welfare and homelessness.
The ESC connects you to resources about effective policies, programs and financing strategies that help low-income and working poor families.
Resources include:
Welfare
Workforce Development
Work Supports
Income Supplements
Asset Development

Restraining Orders
Info about restraining Orders, Protection Orders, Domestic Violence Injunctions.

Abuse of Power
Information for victims of domestic violence by police officers and firefighters.

Call to Protect
A domestic violence prevention project to provide those in danger with instant access to help in the form of a wireless phone.

Family Violence Law Enforcement Documentation
Information about documenting abuse using instant photography in health care settings and law enforcement settings.

Right to Know: Automating Notification with VINE
Review of the Vine system for victim notification by the Vera Organization. Report is available in Adobe Acrobat [PDF] format.

Domestic Violence in Queer Relationships
Information from the Gay & Lesbian Anti-violence Project of LAMBDA.

Equal Rights Advocates: Advice & Counseling Hotline
Free service for legal advice on a variety of work and gender matters.

Equal Rights Advocates: Legal Advocacy Organizations
List of NCWO members and others who work for women's legal rights.

American Bar Association: Finding Legal Help
Includes resources by state to finding legal help, including free services.

ABA: Pro Bono Projects Nationwide
Provides phone numbers for referral agencies and pro bono services across the country.
ph: 1-800-285-2221

womenslaw.org
WomensLaw.org provides easy-to-understand legal information to women living with or escaping domestic violence.

Nationwide of Domestic Violence Coalitions
Compiled by the Nat'l Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

Tribal Court Clearinghouse
A huge source of information from the Tribal Law and Policy Institute.

Mending the Sacred Hoop: Technical Assistance
MSH-TA is a Native American program that provides training and technical assistance to our American Indian and Alaskan Native relations in the effort to eliminate violence in the lives of women and their children. They work with villages, reservations, rancherias and pueblos across the United States to improve the justice system, law enforcement, and service provider response to the issues of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking in Native communities.

Nat'l Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life
The Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence created the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL) in 1999 with funding from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women. NCALL has been the nationally recognized leader on program development, policy and technical assistance and training that addresses the nexus between domestic violence, sexual assault and elder abuse/neglect. The vision of NCALL is to end abuse and neglect of older adults and people with disabilities by family members, caregivers and others with ongoing relationships with victims.This site provides access to program development, policy and technical assistance and training related to the nexus between domestic violence, sexual assault and elder abuse/neglect.

Institute on DV in the African American Community
The Institute's Mission is to provide an interdisciplinary vehicle and forum by which scholars, practitioners, and observers of family violence in the African American community will have the continual opportunity to articulate their perspectives on family violence through research findings, the examination of service delivery and intervention mechanisms, and the identification of appropriate and effective responses to prevent/reduce family violence in the African American community.

The Black Church & Domestic Violence Institute
This institute believes in the Church's mission to improve the quality of life and recognize the linkages of violence to all social problems in the history of Black communities. They develop partnerships and collaborations to provide educational, spiritual and technical support as well as advocacy and leadership development: to enhance the capacity of the church to empower and protect the victims of domestic violence; to hold abusers accountable; to promote healing and wholeness in African-American communities.

Battered Immigrant Women
The program educates women about their rights and develops their leadership so that they can become involved in changing policies that affect them. As emerging leaders, they play a critical role in supporting other women, informing institutions on their needs, demanding accessible services and teaching their peers how to address domestic violence and sexual assault. Part of the Family Violence Prevention Fund.

Apna Ghar
A domestic violence shelter serving primarily Asian women and children, and is the only Asian shelter of its kind in the Mid-Western United States.
Crisis Line (In Illinois): 1-800-717-0757 (Out of State): 1-773-334-4663

Mail Order Brides & Abuse of Immigrant Women
A License To Abuse: The Impact of Conditional Status on Female Immigrants by Michelle J. Anderson [Text and footnotes of this article are reprinted from The Yale Law Journal.

Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services
Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services, located in Seattle, WA, is a support agency for Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and Hard-of-Hearing victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault.

Network for Battered Lesbians & Bisexual Women
The Network for Battered Lesbians and Bisexual Women does activism to end domestic violence and oppression everywhere, and provides services to lesbian, bisexual and transgendered women victims/survivors of battering.

Family Violence & Partner Abuse
The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's STOP Partner Abuse/Domstic Violence Program provides information about, and resources for, lesbians at risk of domestic violence and those experiencing it.

Recovering from Domestic Violence
Everyone who experiences domestic violence has a different reaction to it. The way in which you respond to and recover from your experience depends upon a number of things, which might include: the types of abuse you experienced; any past experiences of abuse and violence; the strategies you used to survive the abuse; other stress in your life; and the support or lack of support you received from friends, family and services. Whatever your experience, recovering from domestic violence is a recovery from a significant trauma. This gay & lesbian resource, Another Closet, discusses some possible after effects.

Military Family Advocacy: Interpersonal Abuse
The goal of this site is to provide troops and family members with basic information about the Family Advocacy Program (FAP), child abuse, domestic abuse, and programs and resources designed to help families experiencing abuse.

Domestic Violence: Help for Federal Employees
Prepared by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Includes places to turn to and a sectionalized report.

Rural Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault
Information about domestic violence challenges in rural areas. Part of the Rural Womyn Zone.

Angels That Care
Resources for Domestic Violence, missing and abused children, forum, chat, and Amber Alert.

DV Victims Bring Complex Issues to Treatment
Domestic violence and mental health problems are often intertwined, according to Carole Warshaw, M.D., director of the Domestic Violence and Mental Health Policy Initiative in Chicago and a member of APA's Committee on Family Violence and Abuse. For example, studies show that from 42 percent to 46 percent of women in outpatient mental health settings have experienced physical abuse, and 29 percent to 38 percent have experienced sexual abuse as adults. An article from Psychiatric News.

Life After Domestic Violence: Tips for Survivors
Abuse in the home and dealing with what happens after you are out of the violent situation. Advice for trusting people and growing past the pain. From e-ssortment.com.

Books on Domestic Violence
From the Support Network for Battered Women.

Life After Abuse
When you finally get away from your abuser, what will life be like? Maybe you were abused for years and can't remember what it was like to NOT be abused. A Q&A from the Domestic Violence editor of bellaonline.com

Health Needs of Survivors
Survivors of domestic violence will tell you that life after abuse is never the same. An article by Ellen Taliaferro for Health After Trauma.

Artemis: For Survivors of Domestic Violence
This website began in July of 1998 as a place for support to women and men who were survivors of domestic violence. Since this time, there have been changes and updates to keep this place fresh and unique. Now it is being split into two different dimensions, one for Survivors and one for Students, Professionals, and Para-professionals.

ACTabuse
This site owned and maintained by Abuse Counseling and Treatment, Inc., a not-for-profit agency funded in part by United Way, Florida Department of Health, Florida Council Against Sexual Violence, Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Lee County, Office of the Attorney General and private donations from the community.

Domestic Violence Support
The purpose for this Yahoo! group is for helping those suffering or escaping domestic violence, with support, and advice. Also help those who have escaped to stay out. Not to mention a place where victims can vent past experiences.

End Verbal Abuse Support Group
This is an informational, anti-abuse peer group at Yahoo! for those overcoming the obstacles to leaving a verbal abuser in a healthy and safe manner or resolving their own abusive behavior (if applicable); protecting their children from abuse; recovering after leaving an abuser.

Spouse Abuse / Domestic Violence Support
The DV resource page on Health Guide: Support Groups. Created by WebMD.

Understanding Domestic Violence
A webpage from Peace Offerings.

Domestic Violence: Healing the Wounds
Recovery from domestic violence is a step-by-step process and a journey no one should take alone. An article from valueoptions.com.

Leaving Abuse
A survivor's site with suggestions for how to plan for a financially secure and emotionally stable future and how to leave the relationship safely. There are also links to organizations that can help you with counseling, support and practical help with leaving an abusive relationship.

Understanding the Victims of Spousal Abuse
Article by Frank Ochberg MD, discusses why it happens, why they stay, the Stockholm Syndrome, and counseling.

Toolkit To End Violence Against Women
Each of 16 "chapters" focuses on a particular audience or environment; includes recommendations and advocacy for victims.

Recovery and Healing from Abuse and Trauma
Victims of abuse in all its forms - verbal, emotional, financial, physical, and sexual - are often disorientated. They require not only therapy to heal their emotional wounds, but also practical guidance and topical education. At first, the victim is, naturally, distrustful and even hostile.

The Conflicts of Therapy
Disclaimer: Statistically, the majority of abuse victims are female and most abusers are male. Still, we should bear in mind that there are male victims and female offenders as well. Ideally, after a period of combined tutoring, talk therapy, and (anti-anxiety or antidepressant) medications, the survivor will self-mobilize and emerge from

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Contrary to popular misconceptions, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Acute Stress Disorder (or Reaction) are not typical responses to prolonged abuse. They are the outcomes of sudden exposure to severe or extreme stressors (stressful events).

How Victims are Affected by Abuse
Repeated abuse has long-lasting, pernicious and traumatic effects such as panic attacks, hypervigilance, sleep disturbances, flashbacks (intrusive memories), suicidal ideation, and psychosomatic symptoms. The victims experience shame, depression, anxiety, embarrassment, guilt, humiliation, abandonment, and an enhanced sense of vulnerability.

The Stalker as Antisocial Bully
Stalkers have narcissistic traits. Many of them suffer from personality disorders. The vindictive stalker is usually a psychopath (has Antisocial Personality Disorder). They all conform to the classic definition of a bully.

Statistics of Abuse and Stalking
Before we proceed to outline the psychological profile of the stalker, it is important to try and gauge the extent of the problem by quantifying its different manifestations. More plainly, studying the available statistics is both enlightening and useful.

Coping with Your Stalker
Abuse by proxy continues long after the relationship is officially over (at least as far as you are concerned). The majority of abusers get the message, however belatedly and reluctantly. Others (more vindictive and obsessed) continue to haunt their ex-spouses for years to come. These are the stalkers.

Interacting with Your Abuser
Having chosen your team of consultants and experts - and having hired their services - relegate any inevitable contact with your abusive ex – when and where possible – to professionals: your lawyer, or your accountant. Work with these qualified third parties to extricate yourself and your loved ones from the situartion.

Working with Professionals
Selecting the right professional is crucial. In the hands of an incompetent service provider, you may end up feeling abused all over again.

Befriending the System
In the process of mediation, marital therapy, or evaluation, counselors frequently propose various techniques to ameliorate the abuse or bring it under control. Woe betides the party that dares object or turn these "recommendations" down.

Home Sweet Home
A blog about crimes that occur within the home, HSH also features a huge listing of links to resources related to domestic abuse situations.

If you would like to suggest a site that focuses on this topic submit it to:
nrrrdygrrrl@hotmail.com

inbloom411-PTSD

2006-09-11T22:32:00.000-04:00

~About Post Traumatic Stress~

Emotional and Psychological Trauma
Explanation of the causes, symptoms, effects, & treatments of psychological or emotional trauma.

Information on the Threat Response
Detailed and well-done article on responses to threat, by Eric Wolterstorff. From Trauma Dynamics Shifting Culture.

APA Topics: Trauma
The American Psychological Association's webpage on trauma offers news on the latest developments, reviews of books and cd's about trauma, links to an index of professional online journals that examine different aspects of trauma, information on emotional trauma. There's also a Q&A about Memories of Childhood Abuse and the APA site itself is a massive resource for other related issues as well.

Facts for Health: PTSD
Answering questions such as:
What is PTSD?
Do I Have It?
How Is It Treated?
How Do I Find Help?
From Facts for Health.

What Are Traumatic Memories?
This informative online brochure from Sidran Foundation Online talks about traumatic memories and how experiencing trauma effects the way our memory works.

Self Help & Psychology: Trauma Articles
A huge collection of online articles about traumatic stress, presented by Self-Help & Psychology Magazine - A Pioneering Site. Includes a Questions & Answers link.

A Librarian's Guide to Books on PTSD
A list of books on PTSD compiled by Fred Lerner, DLS, and information scientist at the National Center for PTSD.

PTSD: Identification & Diagnosis
An article by Babette Rothschild, MSW, LCSW, taken from The Healing Center On-Line. On this page there is also a link to other articles on the Neurobiology of Trauma and a link to: "FAQs, Essays & Literature" related to Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR)

PTSD Sanctuary
Part of the siteMental Health Sanctuary, this includes features like: an Ask the Therapist link, a PTSD Bookstore, Articles about PTSD, Communities to connect with others, a Resources page & Crisis Intervention. It also covers the effects of domestic violence as a traumatic experience and offers a very cool link: Domestic Violence/Self Defense.

Measures of Traumatic Stress
Idaho State University offers a battery of online tests to measure Traumatic Stress in individuals. There are also links for support.

PTSD Index
The Index includes
Acute Trauma
Suicide Prevention
What is Acute Traumatic Stress?
Acute Traumatic Stress Management
Working in Disaster Settings
Care for the Caregiver
What is PTSD?
General Facts
Symptoms
Substance Abuse & PTSD
Other Problems & PTSD
People at Risk
Estimated Risk
Duration of PTSD
Diagnosis/Treatment Resources
Effective Treatments
Seeking Safety: A Specialized Program
The Cost of Trauma

PTSD & Sleep
A page from Health Mental Health explains the effect that Post Traumatic Stress can have in disrupting the body's sleep patterns. A National Center for PTSD Fact Sheet by Pamela Swales, Ph.D.

The Link Between PTSD & Substance Abuse
This article( by Constance Clancy, Ed.D., from 4therapy.com ) discusses how an emerging body of research has documented a very strong association between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and substance abuse. On the left hand menu of this page, 4Therapy.com also has a useful link module offering information about seeking therapy:
When To Seek Therapy
How Does Therapy Work?
Choosing The Right Therapist
Types of Therapy
Confidentiality
Therapy & Insurance
and
Finding a Therapist.

Virtual Library: On the Topic of Stress
An organized collection of stress-related commercial, government, and non-rofit websites and resources.

~personal sites~

my thoughts and lack of inspirations
PTSD Support
Trauma Anonymous
The Trinity Pages
Silent Struggles
Aphrodite Matsakis's Home Page
Mental Health Sanctuary: PTSD
ptsd.org.uk
Patience Press

~peer support sites~

ManicBlues-PTSD
Let's Hope
PTSD Family Support
Trauma Anonymous
The Wounded Healer Journal
PTSD Support Forums
Support4Hope.com:PTSD
ICQ's PTSD Support Group

~resources~

The Child Trauma Academy Programs
The ChildTrauma Academy, a not-for-profit organization based in Houston, Texas is a unique collaborative of individuals and organizations working to improve the lives of high-risk children through direct service, research and education. Dedicated to clinical, research and legal approaches to solving problems of childhood trauma.

TIR.org
This web site contains information about the Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR) educational approach to trauma work, a brief, one-on-one, non-hypnotic, person-centered, simple and highly structured method for permanently eliminating the negative effects of past traumas. TIR is part of the larger subject of Metapsychology.

Gift from Within
The web page of a national charity for survivors of trauma and victimization, Gift from Within is a non-profit organization dedicated to those who suffer post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), those at risk for PTSD, and those who care for traumatized individuals.

Sidran Foundation
Sidran's resources page lists several detailed brochures, available books, and links to other trauma resources.

Survivors Art Foundation
A nonprofitorganizationn to promote healing and well-being of trauma survivors through the arts.

National Center for PTSD (NCPTSD)
The mission of the NCPTSD), a special center within Veterans Affairs, is to advance the clinical care and social welfare of America's veterans through research, education, and training in the science, diagnosis, and treatment of PTSD and stress-related disorders. This website is provided as an educational resource concerning PTSD and other enduring consequences of traumatic stress, for a variety of audiences.

the PTSD Alliance
The PTSD Alliance is a group of professional and advocacy organizations that have joined forces to provide educational resources to individuals diagnosed with PTSD and their loved ones; those at risk for developing PTSD; and medical, healthcare and other frontline professionals.

Internat'l Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS)
ISTSS is an international multidisciplinary, professional membership organization that promotes advancement and exchange of knowledge about severe stress and trauma. This knowledge includes understanding the scope and consequences of traumatic exposure, preventing traumatic events and ameliorating their consequences, and advocating for the field of traumatic stress.

Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Conducts research, education, consultation and training on preparing for and responding to the psychological effects and health consequences of traumatic events.

APA trauma interest group
The Trauma Interest Group is an organization that is in the process of creating a Division of Trauma Psychology in the American Psychological Association. It currently consist of a group of psychologists and psychology graduate students with diverse interests in research, treatment, education, and public policy related to the psychological effects of traumatic stress.

PTSD research Quarterly
Each issue of the PTSD Research Quarterly is available in Portable Document Format (PDF), which reproduces the exact format of the paper edition. You may read the issue on your computer monitor or print it on your desktop printer. In order to read or print PDF documents, you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader. The appropriate version for your computer may be obtained from the Adobe website.

Trauma Pages
Summarizes traumatic symptoms and responses, and includes links describing PTSD symptoms and coping strategies. Other links lead to more research-oriented issues, such as measuring treatment efficacy, etc. Succeeding pages at this site provide additional links to more detailed references, online articles, and web resources helpful in understanding trauma responses and treatment.

Stress Busters
About work-related stress: dangers, stress beliefs & helpful techniques for alleviating it.

Stress Management Guide
A concise and practical approach to stress management.

Mind Tools: How to Master Stress
This site has articles about stress, finding your best level, and stress management skills you can use.

Stress Management
Peter Daley's online book on stress management includes practical things you can do to relieve stress.

Stress Management
A test and clearly written discussion of stress, its inevitability, and how to manage it better.

Forsyth's Stress Page
Page of resources on stress and its management, including illnesses that attack those who are stressed.

Stress Free Net
A web site of information about models of stress, coping skills, and a vulnerability test on stress.

If you would like to suggest a site that focuses on this topic submit it to:
nrrrdygrrrl@hotmail.com

inbloom411-substance abuse

2006-09-11T22:13:00.001-04:00

~about substance abuse~

::in bloom::
does not differentiate between
the drug alcohol & other drugs

PTSD & Problems with Alcohol use
From the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress, this factsheet explores how alcohol abuse often leads to traumatic situations, the ways in which alcohol exacerbates and masks the symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress, treatment plans that are effective in dealing with alcoholism in a person suffering from PTSD and other aspects of this topic.

National Institute on Drug Abuse
NIDA and its official newsletter, NIDA Notes, offer up a great range of perspectives on the relationship between stress, trauma, mental wellness and substance abuse. Search both of these interconnected sites for articles, news bulletins and factsheets about these issues. A good place to start your search? Check out the following NIDA topic links:
Stress and Substance Abuse
Stress, Drugs & Vulnerable Populations
PTSD and Substance Abuse
Helping People with PTSD & Drug Abuse
More About Stress & Substance Abuse

Self-Medicating: When the Cure is the Disease
From About.com's Kimberly Read & Marcia Purse, this informative essay was written in response to a question posed on the site's Forum on Bipolar Disorder. Also offers a free Newsletter.

Alcohol/Drug Abuse & Co-Occurring Disorders
This is a webpage from the National Mental Health Association discussing substance abuse as coupled with a secondary mental health condition. The page looks at the prevalence and impact this double jeopardy can have in different populations: teens, vets, older adults, those with eating disorders and others.

Children of Addicted Parents
Looking at the different contributing factors involved in and the impacts of growing up with addiction in the family- including genetic predisposition, addiction's effect on parenting and its role contributing to abusive or neglectful parenting and more. Originally presented by the National Association for Children of Alcoholics ( NACOA).

How Child Abuse Can Lead to Substance Abuse
Damage to a key brain area could be a determining factor in survivors later substance abuse. From a study done by Harvard University(Research Matters) through McLean Hospital.

This Is A War - ADDICTION
Compiled byThis Is a War, this webpage showcases several readings from various sources on the topic of the roots of addiction.

Self Medicating When You're Depressed
Written by Lisa Angelettie,MSW, also known as "GirlShrink". Her site GirlShrink.com offers a personal advice session.The BellOnline Depression webpage (where this particular article is featured) also offers a Depression Forum, a newsletter with articles, website & book reviews, and other useful mental health resources.

Traumatic Reenactment
Sharon Klayman Farber, Ph.D., B.C.D., proposes that self-mutilation, self-medication and Bulimia are coping methods where people are actually re-enacting and re-experiencing childhood trauma in an attempt (albeit an unhealthy one) to take back their personal power. An article from Psyche Matters.com.

Drug & Alcohol Abuse in the Depressed
Self-medication is a common phenomenon among depressed persons. When depression is co-existent with drug or alcohol abuse, this is known as dual diagnosis.

The Dangers of "Pills Only" Treatment
A Q&A rompted by a two-part series about the problems and the proposed solutions of dually diagnosed patients. Access to About.com's Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Site is also featured on this page. And check out the Dual Diagnosis Links: The Problem, The Solution & More Information about Dual Diagnosis. From About.com.

GayHealth: A Look at Self Medicating
By R. Morgan Griffin:
"Self-medication" is one of those vague terms that can refer to just about any kind of behavior. "Pushed to its broadest sense, it applies to anything that takes you away from the realities of your life," says Dr. Laura Young, a psychotherapist and the Senior Vice President of Community Services at the National Mental Health Association. But clinically, self-medication applies more specifically to people suffering from a psychological disorder - often depression or anxiety - who begin using alcohol or drugs to treat the symptoms or hide their pain. The problem is that it often works, at first, and you can become reliant on your substance of choice. Before you know it, you've got yourself an addiction on top of whatever problem you started with.

Trauma & Substance Abuse
The American Journal on Psychiatry presents Dr Edward J. Khantzian's in-depth review of Trauma and Substance Abuse: Causes, Consequences, and Treatment of Comorbid Disorders.

Psychological Trauma & Substance Abuse in Women
Created by Barbara Hilliard Ed.M., LADC, of Suffolk University and McLean's Hospital, this simply structured, easy to use site attempts to bring together current information on the link between traumatic stress and substance abuse in women. Directed at women affected as well as the clinicians and researchers who are working to help them.

The Adult Children Educational Foundation's Quiz Page
A battery of self-quizzes with common sense questions geared at helping the quiz-taker gain some perspective on their personal use of alcohol. A practical tool for those who may be concerned about their drinking habits.

The Web of Addictions
The Web of Addictions is dedicated to conveying accurate information about alcohol and other drug addictions. The site hopes to counter possible misinformation about the nature of addiction along with providing a resource for teachers, students and others who need factual information about abused drugs. Contains links to extensive fact sheets and other information on addictions to various substances.

Dual Diagnosis Website
Kathleen Sciacca, MA, and executive director of the Sciacca Comprehensive Service Development for Mental Illness, Drug Addiction, and Alcoholism (MIDAA) designed this site on Dual Diagnosis (mental disorders co-occurring with drug or alcohol addiction). It contains a bulletin board, chatroom and lots of info and resources.

What are the links between psychological trauma & addiction?
Although this is basically a short statement from the UK's Royal College of Physicians, the RPSYCH site is, in and of itself a great resource for information on mental health and wellness concerns faced by survivors, particularly those in the United Kingdom.

National Alliance on Mental Illness
NAMI, an excellent resource for all matters related to psychological wellness, offers two particularly good web pages on the combination of substance abuse and another disorder or psychological illness:
Substance Abuse and Mental Illness
Covers challenges in recognizing a substance abuse problem that might be masked by symptoms of a psychological condition, finding appropriate treatment, finding advocacy and other practical matters.
Dual Diagnosis & Integrated Treatment
This a mini website off of the main NAMI site that serves almost as a Need To Know Toolkit to help consumers, their families and professionals determine where to start in seeking appropriate treatment for people who have a dual diagnosis.
&
Diagnostico doble: Abuso de sustancias y enfermedad mental
Para aquellas personas que luchan tanto con una enfermedad mental como con un problema de abuso de sustancias, la situacion adquiere proporciones enormes. Con frecuencia, los servicios de salud mental no estan preparados para atender a los pacientes que sufren de ambos males. La mayor parte del tiempo, slo se identifica un problema, pero si se llegaran a reconocer ambos, la persona tiene que ir y venir entre los servicios de salud mental y los de abuso de sustancias, o estas instituciones hasta les pueden negar el tratamiento.
¡Avanzamos!

Dual Diagnosis Information Links
MedLine Plus brings together authoritative information from National Library of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. This MEDLINE search page gives easy access to medical journal articles, resources, organizations and other links related to Dual Diagnosis.

Women, Trauma & Substance Abuse
Comparative profiles of women with PTSD and cocaine or alcohol dependence. From Womens Healthsite.

Women, PTSD, and Alcohol
An article by Suite101's Cheryl Foote about women who self medicate their posttraumatic stress symptoms with alcohol.

Women Addicts Vulnerable to Trauma
A devasatating article by Lisa Rabasca of the APA's Monitor On Psychology online newsletter.

~personal sites~

Glenn's Narcotics Anonymous Site
Clean and Sober Home for the Homeless Biker
Convict, Addict, Alcoholic
JohnXP's Recovery Page
Biker in Recovery Home Page
Rides In The Wind's Recovery Home Page
Bodhi's Enlightened Serenity
Champion of Hope
The Dudes Hole In The Wall

~peer support sites~

PTSD, Anxiety & Alcohol= a BAD combination!
Dual Diagnosis e-mail Support Group
Alcohol & Substance Abuse - PTSD Forum
Suffolk Long Island, NY Area of Narcotics Anonymous
PTSD & Problems with Alcoholism /Drug Addiction
AA Clubhouse Chat Room
AA History Lovers
AA Lamps on IRC
AA Online
A Cool Place to Hangout and Recover
AA Recovery Coffee House
The e-AA Group of Alcoholics Anonymous
Flynn's Hope SpeakEasy
Friends of Bill Wilson
Grateful Dead AA Email Group
Journey to Serenity Recovery Forums
women for sobriety
Lamplighters
Live AA Online Meeting Directory
Miracles In Progress
12 Step Cyber Cafe
XA Speakers
12 Step Sayings
Big Book Step Study
Gay and Lesbian Alcoholics Anonymous
NA Recovery Literature
Sponsors Aide
Tools for Sobriety.
Working the 12 Steps
MoM Group of AA
OnTheWagon.org
Recovery Chat.com
National NA Web Sites
The Recovery Network Online Chats
PARADOX
Recovery Chat Egroup for AA & NA members
Women for Sobriety
The Roundtable Group
Rainbow Recovery
SMART Recovery Message Board
Last House On The Block
Nine Step Pagans
THE NA WAY
NA Life On Life's Terms
Health Care Professionals in Recovery
In Home Recovery Website
Staying Cyber
Christians in Recovery

~for loved ones~

Families Anonymous
The Al-Anon & Alateen Home Page
Recovering Couples Anonymous Website
Codependents Anonymous
Adult Children of Alcoholics
Inspiring Thoughts
Let It Begin With Me!
So You Wanna Help a Friend with a Drug Problem?
MSN's Alanon Group
Mothers in Recovery
Codependent's Chat
NAR-ANON
Non Alcoholics

~resources~

PrevLine/NCADI
Prevline is the Department of Health & Human Services and SAMHSA's site for the Alcohol and Drug Information Clearinghouse. And it is huge: education, youth services, family services, resources geared towards cultural and ethnic diversity, workplace resources, news, book reviews, a fact-checking feature, access to initiatives, a multi-media info page, drug look-up, resources and a newsletter. And that's still not everything. They are staffed with both English- and Spanish-speaking information specialists who are skilled at recommending appropriate publications, posters, and videocassettes; conducting customized searches; providing grant and funding information; and referring people to appropriate organizations. They are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at 1-800-729-6686.

SAMHSA
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), was established by an act of Congress in 1992 under Public Law 102-321. Separate and distinct from the National Institutes of Health or any other agency within the HHS, SAMHSA focuses attention, programs, and funding on improving the lives of people with or at risk for mental and substance abuse disorders.

US Dept of Health & Human Services
HHS is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. HHS incluces more than 300 programs, covering a wide spectrum of activities.

Some highlights include:
Assuring food and drug safety
Medicare and Medicaid
Financial assistance and services for low-income families
Preventing child abuse and domestic violence
Substance abuse treatment and prevention
&
Comprehensive health services for Native Americans

National Institute on Drug Abuse
NIDA's mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. NIDA supports most of the world's research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction. NIDA supported science addresses the most fundamental and essential questions about drug abuse, ranging from the molecule to managed care, and from DNA to community outreach research.

Nat'l listings of dual diagnosis treatment facilities
This page from Sober.com is for those seeking treatment for substance abuse and a co-existing diagnosis, "the simultaneous existence of a substance use disorder interacting with one or more independent DSM-IV Axis I or II mental disorders and/or a cognitive, physical, sensory, and/or developmental disability. The disorder/disability is of a type and severity which exacerbates the substance use disorder or other conditions, and/or complicates treatment of the substance use disorder, and/or interferes with functioning in age appropriate social roles."

The Alcoholism & Addictions Resource Guide
SoberRecovery lists hundreds of addiction treatment and alcoholism treatment resources in the U.S., Canada, and Overseas. Prescription pill detox, Rapid opiate detox clinics using Suboxone and Subutex, medically-managed detoxification, and help and information for heroin, cocaine, alcohol, and crystal meth treatment programs. If you want to stop abusing drugs and alcohol you must have options.
Online Dual Diagnosis Toolkit

SMART Recovery
is a non-profit a Cognitive-Behavioral support group for individuals who desire to abstain from any type of addiction behavior. Haz clic aqui para espanol.

SAARA
The Substance Abuse and Addiction Recovery Alliance (SAARA) is a community-based grassroots membership organization of individuals in recovery from alcohol and other drug addiction, their families, friends and committed community supporters. SAARA's mission is to celebrate, support and advocate for resources and services for the prevention of and recovery from substance abuse and addiction. SAARA promotes social, educational, legal, research and health care resources and services that support accessible, effective and accountable addictions: prevention, intervention, treatment and Recovery.

Jewish Alcoholics, Chemically Dependent Persons and Significant Others
A web page designed for Jewish addicts and alcoholcs and their families. JACS, an organization led by volunteers, is dedicated to: encouraging and assisting Jewish alcoholics, chemically dependent persons and their families, friends and associates to explore recovery in a nurturing Jewish environment by conducting retreats and other events that provide support to Jews in recovery. JACS promotes knowledge and understanding of the disease of alcoholism and chemical dependency as it involves the Jewish Community. JACS also acts as a resource center and information clearinghouse on the effects of alcoholism and drug dependency on Jewish family life.The page also addresses those professionals in the treatment feild.

American Society of Addiction Medicine
The ASAM is dedicated to improving treatment for individuals suffering from alcoholism or other addictions.

Christians in Recovery.Org
This is the only full featured Christian recovery community on the Internet. CIR boasts a whopping 2,000 pages of information and resources designed to help overcome self defeating behaviors, thoughts and addictions. There is also a large Members Only area, monitored chat rooms, daily online meetings, support groups, guest speakers, a library, a place for personal online journals and more.

~12 Step Recovery Fellowships~
Encyclopedia article on the characteristics of 12-step-programs, history, the relationship to religion. With list of specific twelve-step groups.

Narcotics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous
Chemical Dependents Anonymous
Cocaine Anonymous
Dual Recovery Anonymous
Marijuana Anonymous
Nicotine Anonymous
Pills Anonymous
Recovery Medicine Wheel
Non-English Language AA Resources
Recoveries Anonymous

90 Tools for Sobriety
Suggestions from experienced members of Recovery Fellowships.

If you would like to suggest a site that focuses on this topic submit it to:
nrrrdygrrrl@hotmail.com

inbloom411-ED

2006-09-11T22:13:00.000-04:00

~about eating disorders~

An Eating Disorder That Has No Name?
A look at atypical eating disorders, classified as "NOS" (not otherwise specified) by clinicians.

Eating Disorders & Feeling Healthy
From Australia's Reach Out!, this page includes fact sheets about:
Anorexia Nervosa
Binge Eating Disorder
Bulimia Nervosa
Comfort Eating
Recovery from an eating disorder
and
What to do if you are worried that someone has an eating disorder.

NMHA fact sheet
From the National Mental Health Association (America's oldest and largest non-profit organization addressing all aspects of mental health), this pageprovides a basic overview of the causes of ED's, the people afflicted with them, the different kinds of ED's and more.

Eating Disorders & Dental Issues
From the American Dental Association, covers the effect that different kinds of ED's can have on your teeth.

What are Eating Disorders?
This page actually gets pretty in-depth. From the Diseases & Conditions section of the Mayo Clinic's massive online site, this page goes into:
An introduction to ED's
Signs and symptoms
Causes
Risk factors
When to seek medical advice
Screening and diagnosis
Complications
Treatment
Self-care
&
Coping skills

Child Sexual Abuse & Bulimia
Dawn Myers talks about the possibility that some people develop eating disorders as a method of coping with the trauma of child sexual abuse.

@health.com
A look at Binge Eating Disorder:
Do You Have Binge Eating Disorder?
How Common is BED & Who is at Risk?
Causes
Complications
Dieting
Treatment

Eating Disorders & Sexual Abuse
An powerful essay about sexual abuse survivors who use eating as a way to cope; by Mary Anne Cohen, CSW, Director of the New York Center for Eating Disorders.

Binge Eating Disorder & Compulsive Over-Eating
From the extensive Eating Disorders page of the wonderful Figure Skating Realted Issues site:

"Right now, Binge Eating Disorder is an unofficial eating disorder in the DSM-IV as part of the "not otherwise specified" category, but research is being done as far as making BED its own category (click here to jump to the proposed DSM-IV criteria)."

Binge Eating Disorder
An article covering the emotions that drive BED, the consequences of the disorder and the methods used to treat it. Also on this page: links to info about other types of Eating Disorders.

Eating Disorders Page
From MentalHealthMatters.com, a basic overview of several disorders, including those that present during childhood.

Suite 101's Recommended Eating Disorder sites & articles
Includes some great articles looking at eating disorders from a myriad of interesting angles, for instance: an essay about Prader-Willi Syndrome, The Dalai Lama's Perspective on Eating Disorders and an article about Night Eating.

Eating Disorders & The Media
A well-thought-out and interesting final project by Hofstra students, this site examines the body images and messages sent to females by advertising, film, fashion and the rest of the media.

~peer support sites~

Pale Reflections
Anorexia Carers
Eating Disorders Online.com
In Silence We Are Powerless
Eating Disorder Hope
Eating Disorder Recovery at Poppink.com
S.C.a.R.E.D
Overcoming Overeating

~personal sites~

Anorexic Web
Chloe Diane's Journal
Eating Disorders Anonymous
Creating Freedom
Tides of Recovery
Abandoned Beliefs
A Mother's Story
handtomouth.org
Geri's Recovery Music
Peace, Love & Hope: an Eating Disorders Page
Eating Disorders - Recovery is Possible!!
My Monster, My Battle
Dying to Be Thin
Starved of Life
A Soulful Journey
Judy's Story
Anorexia and Bulimia: the Starving Disorders
Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia
Anorexia-Warning to Parents
ED page
Emily's Page
Erin's Eating Disorder Support Network
Bodycage
Bulimia
Eeyore's Place
Eating Disorders in a Disordered Culture
Eating Disorders Recovery Site

~resources~

The Center for Eating Disorders
Examine your own situation by taking a short online quiz. Read about eating disorders. Join the discussion group or send a private message to one of the physicians at the Center for Eating Disorders at St. Joseph.

New Realities
New Realities Eating Disorders Recovery Centre is a centre for recovery from eating disorders including binge eating, compulsive overeating, bulimia and anorexia. Website provides lots of good information.

Eating Disorders Recovery Online
Eating Disorders Recovery Online provides information and services to help regain self-esteem, self-worth, life management skills and self-empowerment.

Body Image Coalition of Peel
The Body Image Coalition of Peel was initiated in February 1993 in response to the pressing community need for prevention, treatment, education and support for people with eating disorders and those at risk of developing them. A Canadian site.

Suite101.com: Eating Disorders~Latest Articles
Suite101's bi-monthly column on eating disorders. Also includes links to other eating disorder sites and discussion boards so readers can connect and talk about particular articles and the ideas raised by them. Written by Christina Alwan .

Something Fishy Eating Disorder Site
This is a personal site, but one of such scope, smarts and originality, it merits listing as a resource- and a very important resource at that. Something Fishy includes signs & symptoms of ED's, what you can do, physical dangers, a memorial page, suggestions for loved ones, a treatment finder feature, research resources- pretty much any aspect of self-harming through food that you can think of, really. One of In Bloom's Spotlite Sites and absolutely worthy of bookmarking.

Finding Balance
A faith-based health and wellness organisation with an emphasis on eating and body image issues. Also provides information and resources to those struggling with ED NOS (non-specific or atypical) and 'less-extreme' forms of disordered eating.

Free Of Bulimia
Also faith-based, but with less of an emphasis on health & wellness, a much more overt emphasis on Christianity than the Finding Balance site.

Eating Disorder Association
The EDA is a non-discriminatory, non-profit organization funded by the Statewide Health and Non-Government Services Unit of Queensland Health, to provide information, support and referral services for the state of Queensland, Australia.

Eating Disorders Program Online
From MySelfHelp.com, this is an online treatment program costing $20 a month that where you can "plan and participate in your recovery, Work on symptoms and stop self-destructive behavior, Practice new ways of thinking and behaving, Monitor your progress,Choose exercises and strategies that work for you, Use tools and techniques to stay well, Share your thoughts and feelings with others on the Discussion Board."

Body Image Betrayal
Contains a list of alternatives, identifying feelings, places to turn for help and links to other related, helpful sites.

Eating Disorder Referral & Information Center
The Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center answers questions about eating disorders and their prevention. Check out their archive of articles on body image.

Using DBT for Eating Disorder Recovery
Although this is part of a personal site, it is incredibly informative and organized, going into detail about using the Dialectical Behavioral approach to deal with the surges of feeling that accompany (and often cause) the use of food as an instrument of self-harm. Really well done and informative.

ANAD
The National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, Inc. is a non-profit corporation which seeks to alleviate the problems of eating disorders, especially anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Their mission includes educating the general public and professionals on eating disorder awareness, research into the causes of eating disorders, investigating new methods of prevention and types of treatments, and the creation of more relevant statistics relating to ED'S. ANAD also seeks to act as a resource center, gathering and providing information about eating disorders, including sources and facilities for treatment. They strive to provide funds to aid individuals affected by ED's who are seeking recovery.

Nutrition Consulting For Eating Disorders
Provides professional consulting and guidelines for those with anorexia, bulimia, and compulsive eating.

Overeaters Anonymous
Overeaters Anonymous is a 12 Step Fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength and hope, are recovering from compulsive overeating. They welcome everyone who wants to stop eating compulsively. There are no dues or fees for members nor accepting outside donations. OA is not affiliated with any public or private organization, political movement, ideology or religious doctrine; they take no position on outside issues.

Academy for Eating Disorders
The Academy for Eating Disorders is an international trans-disciplinary professional organization that promotes excellence in research, treatment and prevention of eating disorders. The AED provides education, training and a forum for collaboration and professional dialogue.

The National Eating Disorders Association
NEDA is the largest not-for-profit organization in the United States working to prevent eating disorders and provide treatment referrals to those suffering from anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder and those concerned with body image and weight issues.

Ability's Anorexia Page
A cool page from Ability who are an empowerment group focusing on destroying stigmatic limitations that work against the differently-abled.

Body Positive
A truly uplifting, practical and self-empowering body image site that includes sections on the emotional/immune system connection, the art of change, finding your inner parent and much more.

Adios Barbie!
AdiosBarbie.com is the coolest. A site where women and men of all cultures and sizes can learn about their bodies; feel proud and comfortable in their natural shapes, sizes, and colors; speak out against impossible beauty standards; and share their experiences. It serves as a place for social commentary on body issues, redefining what the body really means and encouraging people to think of themselves first when re-imagining their perceptions of beauty and power.

Love Your Body
An awesome site from the National Organization for Women's NOW Foundation. "Hollywood and the fashion, cosmetics and diet industries work hard to make each of us believe that our bodies are unacceptable and need constant improvement. Print ads and television commercials reduce us to body parts airbrushed and touched up to meet impossible standards. TV shows tell women and teenage girls that cosmetic surgery is good for self-esteem. Is it any wonder that 80% oUS. women are dissatisfied with their appearance?"

Our Bodies, Ourselves: Body Image
Excerpts from the standard-setting original in all women's health matters for the every day reader. Taken from the Our Bodies, Ouselves Online site.

Eating Disorders Help
Alternative approach to the treatment of Eating Disorders. Presented by DocsMed.com.

If you would like to suggest a site that focuses on this topic submit it to:
nrrrdygrrrl@hotmail.com

inbloom411-BPD&EDD

2006-09-11T22:12:00.000-04:00

~about borderline personality disorder~

Borderline Personality Disorder
What Is It, What Causes It? How Can We Treat It? An essay by Joel Paris, MD, of From Grief to Advocacy: A Mother's Odyssey. Essay featured as part of HealthierYou.com

Borderline Personality Disorders
A brief overview of the symptoms, etiology, and treatment of BPD by Richard J. Corelli, MD, of Stanford University.

Borderline Personality Disorder
From the Online version of Psychology Today, this page covers:
the definition of Borderline Personality Disorder
Symptoms of BPD
Causes of it and
Treatments used for it.
The page also offers an archive of Psychology Today articles on BPD.

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
Diagnostic criteria, indicators, symptoms, and research, plus an archive of articles. From Psycom.com.

Stigma & BPD
Written by Patty Fleener, MSW, forBorderline Personality Today.com. Fleener writes: "The trouble about being a client with the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD) is anytime you speak up for yourself, take a stand in regards to your treatment, ask for a change, ask for another opinion, another case worker, another therapist or Dr., you are commonly accused as exhibiting 'borderline' behavior."

What's in a Name?
"In the disability community this question is a hot topic. In fact, the use of negative language has proven time after time to be a major influence on individual and public attitudes towards people with disabilities often constitutes a major barrier for people with disabilities. However, despite progress being made to use less stigmatizing disability terms, psychiatry has not kept up with these changes. Borderline Personality Disorder, listed in the Axis II section of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM IV), is an example of one such term and the focus of this paper."

Written byElizabeth Bogod, this article is absolutely required reading for anyone dealing with Borderline Personality, regardless of the setting- personal, professional or as someone afflicted with the disorder.

People with Borderline Personality Disorder, Suffering in the Shadows
An article for NYC Voices, written by Valerie Porr, founder of TARA Association for Personality Disorder.

Understanding BPD
Offers insight into what Borderline is, how common is it, why some people develop it, the symptomology, treatment and the stigma attached to this diagnosis. There are also links to explore that pertain to co-occuring disorders, family education, refferals as well as a brochure on the topic of understanding Borderline. Web page created by www.tara4bpd.org, the Treatment & Research Advancements National Association for Personality Disorder (TARA Association).

Poisonality
This article examines the evolution of predjidices affixed to different Personality Disorders, starting with Borderline. From www.mcmanweb.com/

BPD: An Anonymous Account
Probably one of the most insightful essays on this topic available online, this well-informed essay is worth taking the time to read if you are a professional who works with, love some one who has or are, yourself, diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. Thoughful, thought-provoking and in a very practical way, an inspiration.

Recent Developments in BPD
Written by Anthony Winston of The Royal College of Psychiatrists, this article bridges the gap between old school clinical pessimism over Borderline Personality Disorder and some recent developments in treatment that are generating response in patients afflicted with this widly misunderstood diagnosis. Full Text [PDF]

New Therapy Helps Treat BPD
An article appearing on Medicine.Net discusses findings on the use of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy to treat women suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder.

DBT in Treatment of BPD
Online article by Barry Kiehn and Michaela Swales discusses Marsha Linehan's DBT as it's used to treat people with Borderline. Very focused but thorough in scope, a great introduction for both clinicians and patients.

BPD: Is Recovery On The Increase?
"Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is not only possible it is on the increase. It has been overlooked and is still much disputed by some. But the reality of this possibility is indisputable in the lives of many." An essay from Suite101.com.

~personal sites~

Andrea's World
Angels Without Wings
From the Inside Out
Girls & Boys Interrupted
Her Personal BPD Story
Angelbaby's World
Let's Get Lost

~peer support groups~

Dr Phil's BPD Message Board
Personality Disorder from HealthBoards.com
Coping with Borderline Personality Disorder
BPDodid
BPD-SupportGroup
BPhoenix: Borderline-Bipolars
DBT Peer Support Provider
DBT Skills Training
Yellow Brick Road Tour
Borderlines for Christ
Angry Heart
Bipolar and Borderline
Border Support
Support Group for those Dx'ed with BPD
Borderline Personality 2
Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Central
Borderlines and Nons 2
Bordertown DBT
BPD Friends
Emotion Dysregulation Disorder
BDP: Interrupting Lives
BPDodid & VSAS
Borderline Beepers
Borderline Purge
The Borderline Personality Disorder

~for loved ones~

BPD411
BPD Partners
BPD Family Chat
A Haven
NUTS
Our Family Room
BPD Carers

~resources~

Borderline Personality
Articles, links, recommended reading and a discussion forum @ Suite101.com.

Borderline Personality Disorder
Lecture notes present a theory with treatment suggestions for professional therapists and students. Presented by John M Rathbun, MD, of the Asheville Psychiatrist & Psychologist Counseling.

BPD Research Foundation
Has mobilized research centers in the US and Europe to investigate whether BPD is a recognizably distinct entity and, if so, what the defining characteristics of the disorder are.

Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center
Created by New York Presbytarian, the University Hospital for Columbia & Cornell Universities, this site features facts, statistics, treatment options, scientific research, signs of suicidal behavior, and co-occuring disorders. Also offers information about treatment options.

Marsha Linehan, PhD
Marsha M. Linehan is the director of the Behavioral Research & Therapy Clinics (BRTC), a research and treatment facility. This is where much of the research on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) has been done.

Behavioral Health Information Center
Discusses the Angry Heart approach to BPD recovery.

BPD Recovery
Suggested readings, tools inspiration links and a discussion forum for people diagnosed with Borderline. Also a Q&A e-mail feature.

DBT Self Help
Created by people who have received Dialectal Behavior Therapyt his website is a service for people who are seeking information about all aspects of DBT. Find handouts, worksheets, lessons, and research articles. Useful particularly if you are engaged in DBT training currently or simply wish to maintain an ongoing usage of the skills after taking part in a professionally facilitated skills group.

Drs. & Therapists That Treat Borderline Personality Disorder
A listing compiled by The Mental Health Sanctuary.

BPD Today
A wealth of resources, articles, support and information concerning all aspects of this disorder. Includes an online bookstore, a listing of clinicians who work with Borderlines, a Q&A forum with BPD experts, an online community and much, much more. In a word, this site is indispensable. Check out their link where you can vote your opinion on a re-designation of the disorder's name: Name Change.

BPD World
The BPD World site has lot of information (including Flash movies), primarily focused on Borderline Personality Disorder. Offers the latest news, info on the Mental Health Act of 1983, relationship struggles, treatment options and coping strategies.

Middle Path
An amazing consumer organization dedicated to advocacy, support, and education for those diagnosed with Borderline. Offers a peer recovery skills group, news, a consumer bulletin board and more.

TARA
Treatment And Research Advancement's website on BPD has media articles, referral center, family education, etc.

Borderline and Beyond
Author, survivor of BPD and creator of a self-help recovery program for Borderline Personality Disorder, Laura Paxton's site offers books, articles, tools, support and inspiration for those suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder.

Borderline Personality Disorder Sanctuary
Recovery information for people with BPD: includes issues of etiology, suicide, and treatment.

Nat'l Education Alliance for BPD
The Mission of the National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder (NEA-BPD) is to raise public awareness, provide education, promote research on borderline personality disorder, and enhance the quality of life of those affected by this serious mental illness.

Borderline Personality Disorder Resources
Covers understanding this disorder, community support, relationships, treatment, research, and recommended books.

Mental Health Review: BPD
Education about this disorder for consumers, students and professionals. Includes study list, bulletin boards, books, articles, chat, treatments, and personal stories.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Behavioral Tech is a company that provides consultation and training for mental health systems and professionals. They supply the information, tools, and motivation to improve clinical outcomes and the cost-effectiveness of service delivery for difficult-to-treat disorders.

If you would like to suggest a site that focuses on this topic submit it to:
nrrrdygrrrl@hotmail.com

inbloom411-injury

2006-09-11T22:11:00.000-04:00

Self-Injury Hotline
Toll-Free:
1-800-DONT-CUT

~about self-injury~

Self Injury: a factsheet from NMHI
National Mental Health Institute's factsheet describes warning signs, reasons for and the dangers and treatment of self-harming.

Self Injury: a factsheet on About.com
About Depression describes self-injury including cutting, biting, skin-picking, hair-pulling, hitting the body with objects or hitting objects with the body.

The Practice of Self-Injury
Broadly speaking, self-injury is the act of attempting to alter a mood state by literally picks at their skin. An article by: Katie Leboeuf, M.A. of CIGNA Behavioral Health.

Self-Injury
The Neuroscience Clinic for Mood and Personality Disorders at New York State Psychiatric Institute studies mood disorders, borderline personality disorder, self-injury and suicidal behavior in order to find more effective treatments for them. This page gives a brief overview of self-injury.

American Self Harm Info Clearinghouse
The American Self-Harm Information Clearinghouse strives to educate the general public and medical and psychological professionals about the phenomenon of self-harm. By disseminating clear, concise, and accurate information about self-harm, they hope to improve the treatment that those who cope with distress by injuring themselves receive from hospitals, physicians, therapists, and their own families and friends.

Self-Mutilation
Cutting one's skin with razors or knives is the most common pattern of self-mutilation. This page from Health A-Z gives a thorough description of the acting out, treatment, diagnosis, the causes, symptoms and the relationship between self-harm and dissociation, anxiety & Borderline Personality Disorder.

Skin-Picking and Self-Injurous Behavior
Covers the clinical characteristics of skin picking, its prevalence, the course of illness and its association with Axis I and Axis II Psychiatric Disorders.

Skin Picking and Nail Biting
Article describing these problems when they occur as compulsions.

Inside Pain Turned Inside Out
About self-injury as it relates to figure skaters as well as non-skaters. Includes information on:

What is self-injury?
Who does this, and why
If you self-injure...
Friends and family
Books on SI
SI in the spotlight
Self-injury links &
Mental health links

Compulsive Skin Picking
Information from the OCD Center of Los Angeles.

Understanding Self-Injurious Behavior
Performance Resource Press is the leading supplier of employee assistance and student assistance materials to workplaces, schools and communities. This article from their website was written by Lisa R. Ferentz.

Self-Injury
Discusses the who and why of burning/abrasions. biting. bruising. hitting. picking/pulling skin and hair and other forms of self-inflicted injury. From Focus Adolescent Services, a great refference for related topics.

~peer support sites~

Albany Support Group for Trichotillomania
Self Injury Support (SIS)
Trichees Support Group
Trichotillomania Christian Forum
Hair Pulling Sufferers
Helen's Trichotillomania
Parent's Remailer
Pickers
Face & skin picking support
Face and Skin Picking Support
AboutFace
teens with trichotillomania
Face & Skin Picking Support
Self-Injury Outreach
SASI: Survivors of Abuse and Self-Injury
Self Injury/Self Multilation Online Community
Self Abuse Forums
Secret Shame
Self-Injury Support
Self-Injurious Skin Picking
Self Injury Journals

~personal sites~

Inside & Out
Stop Self Harming
Blood Red
Self-Harm Help & Advice
selfinjuryinfo.com
Silent Screams
Earth Angel: a Self-Mutilation Foundation
Compulsive Skin Picking: Oral
But a Dream Within a Dream
A Life Long Struggle
Safe Haven
Scars
Cutting Through the Isolation
Bleeding Out the Pain & Fighting the Demon Inside
Self-harm
Self-Harm/Fragmented Mind
The Silent Outcry of Self-Injury
Bleeding Hearts
Recover Your Life
End All the Pain
Showing our Scars
A Healing Touch
Self-Harm Help & Advice
A Look Within
SelfInjury.net
Understanding Self-Harm
When the Cut Goes in Deep
Crazy Cutter: Catharsis
Cut and Dry
Cutters, Life From Our View
Cutting Myself
Cutting Words
The Cutting World
Dissolving Venus
Error Due to Perspective
Euphoric Oblivion
For Men Who Self-Injure
PsychoDolphin's Twisted World
Ragdoll's Candlelit Tunnel
Recovering From Self-Injury
Red Tears
Self-Injury: A Struggle
Secret Shame
A Healing Touch
Between Injury and Sanity
Blood Red
Broken
Crazy Cutter: Catharsis
Crying to Angels
Earth Angel: A Self-Mutilation Foundation
Cutters United
For Men Who Self-Injure
Hurting Within
Leaving Underworld
My Pain Will Drip
The Old Familiar Sting
Replace the Blade
Secret Scars
Secrets Swollen so Sore
self-harm
Self-Harm
Self-Harm UK
Self-Injury: A Life Long Struggle
Self-Injury: A Look Within
Self-Injury: Inside Pain Turned Out
Self-Injury.Net
self-injury outreach
Self-Injury: Recovery IS Possible
Shattered Innocents
Showing Our Scars

~resources~

SMHAI Self-Injury Division
The Suicice & Mental Health Association International (SMHAI) is dedicated to suicide and mental health related issues. Their main goal is to prevent suicidal behavior and to relieve its effects on all who maybe affected by it. They also promote and advocate education, awareness and treatment in regards to mental health worldwide.

This section of their amazing website focuses on self-injury. It offers an online mental health library, prevention suggestions, links to support & support resources, information about mental health professionals, music, a discussion forum and more.

Psyke: Self-Injury
Articles, FAQ's, alternative ways of coping and a message board. Personal stories, poetry and pictures. Pictures are graphic depictions of self-harm.

Equilibrium
Based in the UK, Equilibrium is an unique award winning user-led self injury awareness organisation designed to help educate and support people who self harm and their family and friends. Self Injury is becoming a widely used coping mechanism amongst teenagers and young adults; in recent years the number of people who use self harm has escalated massively and healthcare professionals are referring to it as an epidemic.

Equilibrium aim to educate, inform and research into the depths of the self injury phenomenon. This site will also offer a comprehensive guide to coping with self harm and its vast array of dependant mindsets.

Lysamena Project on Self-Injury
A Christian-based site that is available to everyone. Information on self-injury, alternatives, information for family/friends and self-help information.

S.I.A.R.I.
In-depth information on self-injury, personal stories, artwork, poetry, a discussion board and an extensive list of resources.SIARI aims to raise awareness about self-injury, as well as offering hope, support, and enlightenment to those who self-injure & those who love them.

Trapped with Trichotillomania
Help for hair pullers and families of sufferers from trichotillomania.

Trich Support
Find doctors and support groups by area, resources and links.

National Self-Injury Awareness Day
One of ASHIC's major projects is National Self-Injury Awareness Day. In this grassroots effort, people across the country and the world whose lives have been affected.

Dermatillomania is a disorder which can be controlled.
How to stop skin picking help and tips.

Understanding Self-Mutilation
Information on self-injury, includes information on how to help yourself and how to help loved ones.

End All the Pain
End All the Pain is site seeking to help cutters and other self-injurers learn about why they do what they do and how they can make healthier choices and overcome relying on self-harm. The site chooses to follow a direction that centers on a Christian notion of God as part of this endeavor.

Healing the Scars: Self-Injury Understood
Information on self-injury and how to cope, information on the Orange Ribbon Project & more.

Self Injury Awareness Booklet
Information for health care workers, family, friends and teachers of people who harm themselves. With a foreword by Dr. Neil Burley, MB ChB, Psychiatrist. Also has information about Self-Harm Awareness Day.

Project Cut
Information on self-injury, quotes, advice, etc.

Healing the Scars - Home of the Orange Ribbon Project. Includes definitions, a medical FAQ, alternative coping methods and links.

Sirius Project: Self-Help for Self-Harm
Self-help & information on self-injury and on issues related to self-injury. Includes an active message board and information on:
Self harm - the basics
More on self harm
Mental health problems
Abuse
Living with scars
Staying safe
First aid & emergencies
Harm reduction
Feeling suicidal
Self help
Overcoming self harm
Prevention
Things to do instead
Tackling the causes
Inspiration & other stuff
Surviving relapse
Related issues
Coping with depression
Coping with anxiety Eating disorders
Other issues
Professional help
Seeking professional help
Complementary medicine Financial help
and sources of help & support
Helplines
Online support
UK help & support
Book store
For families & friends

Healing the Scars
Healing the scars is a website dedicated to raising understanding and awareness of self injury, and supporting those who struggle with it.

SelfInjuryInfo.com
Information on self-injury, help for friends/family and professionals, distractions, etc.

For links to other Trichotillomania websites

If you would like to suggest a site that focuses on this topic submit it to:
nrrrdygrrrl@hotmail.com

inbloom411-dep-anx

2006-09-11T22:10:00.000-04:00

~ about anxiety & depression~

This page still under construction.

All About Depression
An intensive site with a lot of different information and resources; All About Depression offers info on finding treatment, a free online newsletter, a discussion board, links to off-site resources, news and research, interesting articles both new and archived, online assessments and workshops.

Other site features include: Am I Depressed?, Symptoms, Types, Take a Depression Test, Causes, FAQs, Medication, Drug Side-Effects, Coping Skills, Grief & Loss, Suicide & Self-Injury, Support Groups, Forums, Live Chat & more.

Answers to Depression
Created by Dr. Celia Antonini, a clinical psychologist with an extensive and long-standing background working with Depression. Answers to Depression is an award-winning, inclusive little site. There's information about the causes of Depression, about the diagnosis itself, an e book (How to Feel Better), a FAQ and a self test.

BluePages Depression Information This Australian site was created by the Australian National University's Centre for Mental Health Research. Points of interest include online Cognitive Behavior Therapy, a quiz in Anxiety, a virtual support group, tips on prevention, and a section about what it actually feels like to have Depression.

Coping With Depression: A Free Online Course
Suite101.com is one of the most eclectic and user-friendliest sites on the Web, period. It's like a gigantic virtual bee-hive absolutely crammed with information, articles and discussion groups about everything from the most obvious of subjects to the most far-flung. This particular link takes you to a free 8 unit comprehensive online course for understanding the diagnosis and treatment of depression. Ground covered includes stigma attached to the diagnosis socially, the biological, environmental, and genetic nature of depression and so much more. Just such a unique idea and so well-done, intelligent and accessibly presented.

Lesson 1: Different Types of Depression
Lesson 2: Are You Depressed?
Lesson 3: Antidepressants
Lesson 4: Alternative Therapies
Lesson 5: Coping with Depression
Lesson 6: Suicide Prevention
Lesson 7: Depression and Other Illnesses
Lesson 8: The Science of Depression

And while there, also check out:
Suite101.com: Depression
A weekly series of articles on depressive disorder - diagnosis, treatment, special issues, essays, and personal stories - plus discussion boards, book reviews, a newsletter archive, online newsletter sign-up.

@Health Newsletter: Depression
Diagnosis and treatment of depression are explored, along with some not-so-typical Depression-related issues:
:: Nat'l Depression Screening Day
:: Guidelines for Treatment
:: Bipolar Disorder
:: Depression in Women
:: Depression & Sexuality
:: Assessing Suicide Risk
:: Children & Teens
:: Depression & Diabetes

La Depresion (en Español)
La depresión es una enfermedad grave. Hay tres tipos de la enfermedad depresiva: el desorden depresivo mayor, la distimia y El desorden Bipolar.

Symptoms of Depression
From SAD, PMDD, anxiety and mood disorders, to chronic and postpartum depression, learn about the symptoms of depression in women, men, teens and children.

eMedicine Health: Depression
eMedicineHealth offers this overview of Depression and its causes, symptoms and treatment. Info includes:

Depression Causes
Symptoms
When to Seek Medical Care
Depression Treatment
Self-Care at Home
Medications
Follow-up
Prevention
Outlook
Support Groups & Counseling
Web Links
and more.

Also check out:
eMedicine Resource
eMed's educational resource on Depression and Depressive disorders. Includes links to full text articles.

Merck: Depression
Not only is this beautifully written, particularly for a professional reference piece describing a medical condition. It's also concise, thorough and informative without overwhelming the reader with jargon. Part of Merck's Online Manual.

InteliHealth: Depression
Health information reviewed by Harvard Medical School. Includes a depression self-assessment, treatment options, intervention, information on high-risk groups, and an Ask The Expert section.

Focus on Depression
Information on treatment, antidepressant medications, and support groups.

HelpHorizons.com: Coping with Depression
Articles, columns, and other resources about Coping with Depression.

Mayo Clinic: Depression
Includes symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, self-care, coping skills, alternative medicine, and a self-assessment test.
Signs and symptoms
Causes
Risk factors
When to seek medical advice
Screening and diagnosis
Complications
Treatment
Self-care
Coping skills
Alternative medicine

APA Topics: Anxiety
The American Psychological Association (APA) presents this information about axiety and panic disorders. Lots of articles and part of a great online reference for all kinds of info on mental wellness.

Surviving a Panic Attack
Practical strategies to regain control over anticipatory anxiety. Written by Patricia Blecich of Help Horizons

Panic/Anxiety Disorders
A page crammed with resources, info, blogs, a discussion forum, articles and practical advice on just about every aspect of Panic, Anxiety, Agoraphobia, Phobias, Trauma. Particularly noteworthy are all the interesting ideas about very simple, easy to learn and use relaxation techniques:
How to Meditate
Visualization
How to Breathe with Your Diaphragm
How to Relax at Your Desk

Tools for Overcoming Anxiety
From Holistic Health, a page showcasing an Alternative approach to managing Anxiety.

Social Anxiety Disorder -A Treatment Overview
WebMD's A to Z Guides are a reliable and easy-to-read resource for almost any health related concern a consumer might have. This entry on Social Anxiety Disorder is taken from the Disease & Conditions section of the Guide. The focus here is on different approaches to treatment, although there are links to tell you more about this and other Anxiety Disorders.

Anxiety Disorder Treatment
Breif descriptions of Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, Relaxation Techniques, Medication, Choosing a Therapist and a cool little checklist of questions to use in the search for a therapist.

This page is part of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America's website. The ADAA is the only national, non-profit organization solely dedicated to informing the public, healthcare professionals and legislators that anxiety disorders are real, serious and treatable.

Your Stress Relief Directory
Simple, Straight-forward site offering Information about managing and aleviating Stress and Anxiety.

Covers:
Meditation Symptom of Stress
Stress Test Stress Management
Relaxation Stress Reliever
Anxiety Stress Symptom
and more.

Understanding Anxiety Disorders: Part 1
&
Understanding Anxiety Disorders: Part 2
By Help Horizon's Marie Hartwell-Walker, Ed.D.

~peer support~

Depression Chat
Support4Hope
Wing of Madness Message Boards
Depression Chat Room and Message Board Depression Community
Depression Forums
UK Depression
Trapped Minds: Mood Disorder & Depression Support Forum
The Depressed
Building Foundations
The Blue Room
Darkside - Refuge for the Children of the Night
Mixed Nuts Depression Community
Voy Forums
The Imagination Station Health & Medical Awareness Forum
Castle Of Peace
The Circle
Beating the Beast Depression Forum
Forum at depression.about.com
Blue Fallen Angels
HealthyPlace.com Depression Community
DepressioNet
Anxiety Panic Internet Resource
Anxiety and Phobia Peer Support Network
Anxiety - Panic Community
The Anxiety Community
Hatch Creek Christian Anxiety & Panic Support
Victim Of Anxiety Message Board
Panic Support 4 U
Victims Of Anxiety
Anxiety Action
Sue's Anxiety Support
AGAPE
Calmest Place
Anxiety/Panic Support Group
Anxiety Panic Support
Araneum Nostrum
Alt.Support.Anxiety-Panic.Moderated
Anxiety, Depression and Panic Discussion Board and Chat Room
Anxiety Neighborhood
Anxiety Panic Haven
The Panic Anxiety Disorder Association (South Australia)
The Panic Center
Panic No More

~personal sites~

Depression-helper
Sadness
Emotional First Aid
Andrew's Depression Page
Brain Drain: Depression in Men
Melancholia
The Clinical Depression Page
An Introduction to Depression
Neurotransmissions
Season of Peace
Panic No More
Phobics Awareness
Trust
Alt.Support.Anxiety-Panic.Moderated
The Meaning of Depression

~resources~

Depression-Net
A source of information on depression, treatments and medicines. Includes patient and information from medical professionals.

DRADA
Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association. Includes book reviews, support groups, and personal stories.

Depression Central
Crated by Dr Ivan Goldberg, a collection of links and information concerning various forms of depressive disorders.

Yahoo! Health: Depression Health Center
Information on depression and depressive illnesses - symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, resources, personal stories, news, drugs & medications.

Healing Depression
Offers resources, studies, information about medications, and tools.

Depression Resource Center
Medical news, information, articles, links, message boards, and books.

WebMD: Depression
Articles, links, and resources for sufferers of depression.

Twilight Bridge - Depression Resource Center
Resources on depression including webcasts by prominent psychiatrists, articles, forums, online screening, support through online forum and links.

RealAge Depression Center Information, risk factors, and treatment plans for all types of depression symptoms, free depression test and personalized recommendations.

Information and Screening
Offers confidential depression screening test online. Provides information on symptoms, treatments and how to find help.

Depression Center at U of Michigan
Free screening, women depression guide, articles, and research.

Understanding Depression
Learn to understand depression and the role that thinking and attitude can play in it. Includes an online depression test, depression symptoms and cognitive therapy information.

Online Depression Screening Test
Answer a few simple questions to determine if you are experiencing depressive symptoms. Provides a referral list and information on depression.

Self Assessment Quiz
Depression symptoms and treatments. Take a quiz to assess risk for depression.

Psych Central: Depression Information & Treatment
Information, interactive quiz, support forum, and a directory of recommended resources.

Wing of Madness
A consumer's guide to depression, with articles, links, and a message board and a newsletter:Wing of Madness Depression News highlighting current news on various forms of depression and their treatment.

Depression News:Topix.net
Not your typical online mental health newszine. There's what's expected (news on depression collected from diverse sources on the web). But Depression News combines reliable info with a sense of journalistic immediacy. Their Forum questions are actually interesting and challenging, the articles are selected with an eye for bringing the issue of Depression out of it's inherent isolation vacuum and into events and stories taking place in the world. Very saavy.

Depression: Doctor's Guide to the Internet
Recent medical news and information for patients or friends/parents of patients diagnosed with depression and depression-related disorders.

NIMH: Depression
The National Institute of Mental Health presents a comprehensive series of articles on symptoms and management. Includes booklets of personal accounts and descriptions of related disorders.

Defeat Depression.org
News and articles about depression, mood disorders and stigma.

Depression and Anxiety Information Page
Information about anxiety and depression including signs, symptoms, treatment, solutions, product reviews, overviews of major prescription drugs, side effects, warnings and alternatives.

Anxiety Network Homepage
Site provides information about three anxiety disorders: social phobia, panic/agoraphobia, and generalized anxiety.

Anxiety Disorders Association of America
The ADAA promotes the early diagnosis, treatment and cure of anxiety disorders, and is committed to improving the lives of the people who suffer from them.Members include clinicians, researchers and consumers. Professionals support ADAA through dues, contributions and by voluntarily serving on committees and advisory boards. Those with anxiety disorders and other interested individuals support ADAA through donations.

TAPIR
The Anxiety Panic Internet Resource is the web's oldest self-help resource for those with anxiety disorders: panic attacks, phobias, OCD, shyness & generalized anxiety.

Virtual Reality Medical Center
The VRMC in San Diego offers virtual reality treatments, primarily for various fears and phobias.

Anxiety Disorders Association of British Columbia
The Anxiety Disorders Association of British Columbia is a nonprofit society formed to increase awareness of anxiety disorders and currently available treatments.

Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression
"Two thirds of people with anxiety and depression go without proper treatment, even in rich countries like the US, the UK or Australia. This website, backed by the University of New South Wales, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney and the World Health Organization Collaborating Center at the hospital, aims to remedy this."

National Phobics Society
Established in 1970, the UK-based NPS is now the largest charitable organization dealing with anxiety and phobias.

Panic Disorders Institute
Based in Pasedena, California the PDI is dedicated to the clinical care of patients, public education and ongoing research concerning all aspects of panic disorder.

Ross Center for Anxiety & Related Disorders
Washington DC's metropolitan area.

STAR - Stress and Anxiety Research Society
The Stress and Anxiety Research Society (STAR) is a multidisciplinary, international organization of researchers who share an interest in problems of stress.

The Art of Calm
"In an increasingly hectic world, it can almost seem an impossible task to find peace within yourself. The Art of Calm was designed with this in mind."

The Art of Calm offers techniques and ideas that could compliment medical treatment for dealing with stress anxiety and panic. Alternative and Eastern strategies like yoga, Feng Shui, massage, alterations in nutrition, humor and New Age philosophy are some of the themes explored. Browse through the site map to find a variety of information, software, books, news and other resources.

For a pretty good idea of what this site has to offer, check out the Art of Calm's take on:
Anxiety
Creativity
Depression
Meditation
Positive Thinking
Stress Management

Agoraphobics Building Independent Lives (ABIL)
ABIL, Inc. is a non-profit organization for individuals with anxiety and panic disorders. It's functions are to provide hope, support and advocacy for people suffering from debilitating phobias, panic attacks and/or agoraphobia by establishing self-help groups and providing public education. ABIL also works to eliminate the stigma associated with panic disorder and to improve the quality of treatment available.

The Executive Board of Directors, composed of medical and health care providers, consumers, and the business community, works to carry out the mission and goals of the organization.

inbloom411-DID-MPD

2006-09-11T22:07:00.000-04:00

~dissociative identity disorder~

Dissociative Identity Disorder
An infosheet from the British site Psychnet-uk.com.

Introduction to Dissociation
Understanding dissociation and its relationship to trauma is basic to understanding the posttraumatic and dissociative disorders. A page from:
Dissociation in the UK
This site hopes to bring together both Professionals and organizations working in this field with people who may want information and help on the subject. It will give links to other sites as well as information on how to set about finding a therapist. See Training for details of forthcoming Conferences and Workshops.

Dissociative Identity Disorder (or Multiple Personality Disorder)
From the MERCK Manual, this page covers a general description of DID/MPD, along with info on:
Dissociative Amnesia
Dissociative Fugue
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Depersonalization Disorder

eMedicine: Child Abuse & Neglect: Dissociative Identity Disorder
An article co-authored by Muhammad Waseem, MD, Weill Medical College of Cornell University and Richard M Switzer, Jr, MD,Brooklyn Hospital Center.

DID/MPD
Taken From Psychology Today's Diagnosis Dictionary (from thePsychology Today Online site), this page features:
DID/MPD definition
Symptoms
Causes
Treatment
and a link to find Psychology Today articles on DID/MPD.

Multiple Personality Disorder
From Health A-Z, this is actually a pretty good introduction to Dissociative Identity Disorder for somebody unfamiliar with the term. It goes into detail about a lot of issues connected to DID/MPD: medications, general prognoses, prevention, terms related to the disorder like "alter", "derealization" and other terminology. Also discussed are alternative approaches to treatment as well as traditional and more. Overall, this is respectably informative page.

Multiple Personality Disorder/ Dissociative Identity Disorder
From A Guide to Psychology, this page covers the full index of Personality Disorders along with DID, but it's very readable for a professional page and there is some powerful writing in the introduction about the meaning of identity, so its worth checking out if just for that.

Mind: Understanding Dissociative Disorders
There is really nothing quite like the UK's Mind.org anywhere else. Mind's reach and understanding concerning all manner of things psychological and the site's disarming presentations are truly a breath of fresh air when seeking info on any topic connected with the psyche. Approachable and concise, well-thought-out.

Dissociative Identity Disorder
A brief definition, but there are links for further investigating DID symptoms, treatments, medications used to treat it and other aspects of living with the disorder. Plus, this page is part of the Mental Health Matters site, which is a huge resource for information on mental health related questions.

Help! My Friend Has Multiple Personalities!
An introduction to Dissociative Identity Disorder created by a married couple as a way to help friends and family members of those who have the condition. This is a warm, thorough site that covers concerns, frustrations and questions with the kind of knowing that can probably only come from personal experience.

Dissociation Online
An anonymously compiled collection of useful internet links and other references on dissociation, trauma & memories. Although not updated since 2000, never-the-less, there is access to References to 2,700 Articles on this page.

Dissociative Identity Disorder: a Factsheet
Created by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), this page also includes links to online communities, the NAMI Newsroom and to help find support.

~peer support~

Living Multiple
alt.support.dissociation
DID Survivors
MPD-DID
DissociativeDisorder
Amongst_Ourselves
Otherkind-Hosts
WomenOfWorth
DID
dissociation
ED_and_DID
Integrating Our Selves
Split/Hope
Multiples for Christ
DissociationLand
abusesurvivorswithmpdordid
sosupport

~for loved ones~

ChristianHelpers-Dissociation
Amongst_Others
MPD Spouses

~personal sites~

Aingil's Realm
Labyrinth of People
Shattered Selves
DID/MPD
The Atomic Circle
Pilgrim's Journey (a blog)
The Gift of Many
Multiple Personalities & Otherkin
Collective Phenomena
Welcome to Our Inner World
Life Lessons from a Multiple
Astraea's Multiple Personality Resources & Controversy
Split Angels
Coping with DID/MPD
Dissy Dreams
We Are Not of One Mind
Firewheel Vortex
A Page of Hope: Multiplicity.ca
The Gathering Place
Mending Ourselves
The Journey Within

~resources~

Multiplicity, Abuse & Healing Network
Pat Stubbs' MAH Network is an informational and peer-support site focuses on dissociation, abuse, and healing. It is also easily the best site there is, professionally-created or otherwise, when seeking information about not only Dissociative Identity but about the traumatic effects of abuse and resources which concern recovery. This site is an indispensable roadmap in exploring the far-reaching world of surviving. Easily navigable, tirelessly developed and simply executed, it is as user-friendly as it is inclusive. Bookmark it, you will refer to MAHNet again and again. In In Bloom's estimation, this site is unquestionably The Standard.

SOSA: Survivors of Spiritual Abuse
Spiritual Abuse Survivors reaches out to those who have been abused by either clergy or perpetrators who used religious dogma as a justification for their abusive behavior. Though open to all survivors, the site places its emphasis on those who developed Dissociative Identity Disorder to survive. SOSA's site includes survivor's creative endeavors in poetry, art & prose. They also offer a Kid's Zone, membership in an online a support network, a list of recommended books, facts about abuse and a message board.

NEEDID Support Network
NEEDID is the award-winning Network to Explore and Express Dissociative Identity Disorder & other trauma related Dissociative Disorders. They offer a mailing list to keep members informed and updated, a humor page, reading room, artwork and links to other sites.

UKSSD.org
UKSSD is a Component Society of the International Society for the Study of Dissociation (ISSD). A non profit professional society based in England, the UKSSD's aim is to promote research and training in the identification and treatment of dissociative disorders. They provide professional and public education about dissociative disorders and support national communication and cooperation among clinicians and investigators working in the field of dissociation. The UKSSD also promotes the development of local groups for study, education and referral.

Colin A. Ross Institute
The Ross Institute for Psychological Trauma includes text of the DDIS clinical interview and MPD treatment information. It was formed to further the understanding of psychological trauma and its consequences by providing educational services, research, and clinical treatment of trauma based disorders.

Dissociative Identity Disorder Patient/Family Resources
This resource page was created by the College of Community Health Sciences Digital Library at the University of Alabama. The Digital Library also features a link to clinical resources for Dissociative Identity Disorder.

Internat'l Society for the Study of Dissociation
Web page for the ISSD, with treatment guidelines and other information relating to dissociation and DID. Includes information on finding a therapist to work with.

Multiple Personality Disorder & Dissociative Identity Disorder
Multiple Personality Disorder resource for published papers, books, course manuals, new ideas, glossary of terms and definitions.

Dissociation World
Features a space for creating personal blogs, a chat room and a forum for mental health issues, survivors of abuse and for those caring for someone with mental wellness challenges.

Dissociation.com
An interesting site created by Dr. Ralph Allison, a retired board-certified forensic psychiatrist who has been treating dissociators since 1972 and Marie McKenize, diagnosed as having Multiple Personality Disorder in 1979, with a total of 70 alter-personalities, all of which have been integrated for nearly 20 years.

Their site is meant for patients with MPD (called multiples) and their "ethical therapists".

From the site's introduction:

"We prefer to deal with those multiples who are the most dissociated and disabled but who want to get well. By 'well,' we mean psychologically integrated. Their therapists must be educated in basic psychological principles, ethical, and willing to learn new views and procedures. No training programs are teaching what we have found to be both safe and effective. We would like to remedy that in this way. We want to reach those in the support network of multiples and their therapists. This disorder has a ripple effect on family members and others in the community. The better informed those people are, the faster therapy will proceed."

Stressbusting Links Directory
An index of links to sites concernind DID, compiled by the UK's Stessbusting site. Stressbusting, itself, is also worth exploring for tips and ideas about lowering anxiety and stress.

Many Voices
"Since 1989 MANY VOICES has offered a forum where thousands of recovering persons share ways they use to heal from tragic physical, sexual, and emotional assaults. Together, we learn to cooperate inside, and to deal more effectively with professional helpers and loved ones. We are determined to work past our pain and reshape our lives. Though our pasts may be troubled, our present lives can be improved, and our futures can be transformed!"

Suite101: MPD Info & Self Help
Facts and information about MPD, including developing coping skills, developing one's personal spirituality as the key to wellness.

Mosaic Minds
Mosaic Minds, Inc. is a primarily internet based organization founded in 1999 by a group of dissociative survivors of childhood trauma and their loved ones. Mosaic Minds, Inc. seeks to provide an online clearinghouse of information for those whose lives are impacted by the more extreme form of dissociation called "Dissociative Identity Disorder" (DID), formerly called "Multiple Personality Disorder" (MPD).

Psych Central: Dissociative Identity Disorder Treatment
General treatment guidelines for dissociative identity disorder, including psychotherapy, medications and self-help.

~::Mary Reynolds::~
Sometimes called "The First Known Case of Multiple Personality Disorder", this site provides historic research into the life of Mary Reynolds, including reproduced letters, handwriting, photographs, and a listing of biographies. A very moving tribute and historical document.

~::About 'Sybil'::~

~::Oprah Interview: Truddi Chase::~

If you would like to suggest a site that focuses on this topic submit it to:
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~about seeking treatment & therapy~
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"How NOT to Choose a Therapist
By Dr Kevin Grold of 1-800-therapist.com.

So YouWanna Choose a Therapist?
This article discusses the different types of therapists, how to choose one and what to expect in your first meeting.

Therapy and Getting Help Article Library
The non-profit site relationship911.com offers articles to help people choose mental health professionals and therapists that are right for them.

Healing and Thriving After Trauma
Anne Dietrich's wonderful site covers choosing a trauma therapist, practice & ethical guidelines, & supportive resources.

Planet-Therapy
Solutions for individual and family problems in everyday language. Provides current psychotherapy ideas and practices so people can solve their mental health problems and find professional counseling resources.

Could Counselling Help?
A UK site with information on different types of counselling and psychotherapy, how they work, FAQs, common issues including anxiety and depression, and online tests. Offers information on:
Depression, Anxiety, Medication, Change, Loss and Grief and Personal Development.

Also information about the process of choosing a therapist and details about different types of therapy available and how they work. There is also a useful 'Frequently Asked Questions' section, lots of information pages on common issues and you can take an on-line test for Anxiety or Depression.

Counseling Approaches
Written by Dr. Daniel Baney, an ordained United Methodist minister and licensed psychologist, this article examines what to look for in a choosing a counselor.

CounsellingResource.com
Provides educational materials on mental health and psychotherapy, including diagnostic criteria, descriptions of different therapeutic approaches, an extensive bibliography, discussion and support groups, and book reviews.

Mental Health Information
A collection essays about the decision to obtain therapy and how to select a therapist.

Cybershrink.org
General resource for counseling and psychotherapy. Includes FAQs staffed by professionals and information on how to find a qualified mental health counselor.

@Health: Mental Health
Mental health information, directory of psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, social workers, and therapists, treatment facilities, self-help resources & more.

Mental Health Matters
Information and resources about mental health issues for consumers, professionals, students and supporters.

Mental Health Works
Resources for mental health in the workplace.

Finding a Cognitive Therapist
The Certified Cognitive Therapists within these pages are members of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy who have indicated a willingness to be contacted for their cognitive therapy services.

Alternative Mental Health
Alternative Mental Health.com is a guide to alternative mental health(non-psychiatric, health-oriented). The site features a directory of practitioners.

~online sites & services~

Therapist Finder.net
A directory of counselors, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, Family Counselors, and more, specializing in everything from anxiety disorders to weight loss.

TherapistFinder.net also features articles, news, and info about mental health and disability issues. Visit the interactive glossary of Mental Health & Disability Terms for a quick overview of a mental health topic or browse through the Mental Health Journal for in-depth articles covering a variety of mental health topics.

Therapists Unlimited
This is a national directory of centers and counseling services for those seeking help with family and marriage counseling, or treatment for substance abuse, mental and physical disorders, and more. It includes listings for therapists, drug rehabs, counseling centers, non-profit orgs and more. The listings in this directory are broken down by state and then by city and provide Information about the services offered by each organization.

Find-a-Therapist.com
Find-a-Therapist is the leading Web based provider of services for mental health professionals and their clients. They offer online counseling from mental health professionals via secure e-mail, private chats, and telephone. They have a link to click for a private online session with a therapist. Their directory locates Therapists, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Treatment Programs, Coaches, Elder Care Professionals and more. There's also advanced search features to find a therapist by zip code, area code, city, state and a variety of concerns/keywords.

Psychology Today's listing of professional therapists
Detailed listings for psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists and counselors are available throughout the United States.

~some of the techniques for treatment~

About Psychotherapy
Information explaining what psychotherapy is, how it works, why it works, what should happen there, why go, when to stop, how to find and choose a therapist.

RealMentalHealth: Types of Therapy
Real Mental Health.com offers descriptions of a pretty full spectrum of therapy techniques in common practice.

~about EMDR~
A Brief Description of EMDR - EMDR Institute, Inc.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
EMDR Portal
Gateway to information, resources, links, and tools for therapists using EMDR in therapy.

About EMDR
What EMDR is, how it is done, and a guess as to why it works.

EMDR International Association
There is information here about training in EMDR, non-profit legal issues, and the benefits of EMDRIA membership.

EMDR HAP - Homepage
A nonprofit organization committed to relieving human suffering and breaking the cycle of violence.

EMDR

EMDR Therapy for Trauma?
Candid patient ratings of EMDREye Movement Desensitization.www.remedyfind.com

EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a specialized form of psychotherapy for treating PTSD and symptoms like depression.

EMDR Therapy
Offers information on how EMDR therapy effectively treats PTSD, anxiety disorders, and depression. Find EMDR therapists, information, articles, books, research, and links.

EMDR Therapy - help for anxiety, stress, abuse, trauma, PTSD
EMDR Therapy for relief from emotional issues: trauma, abuse, anger, guilt, grief,anxiety, depression, abandonment, pain, obsessions, addictive urges.

~cognitive behavioral therapy~

Academy of Cognitive Therapy
The Academy certifies clinicians skilled in cognitive therapy, and is a resource for professionals and the public.

National Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
NACBT's site focuses on the advantages of evidence-based therapy, and includes information for professionals & the public.

Cognitive Behavior Therapy
CBT is a "preferred treatment" for variouis emotional and behavioral problems: information here for professionals & public.

Anxiety Therapy: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Anxiety Disorders have been shown to respond best to cognitive-behavioral therapy. Success rates over anxiety are very high.
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy
MUSC's site includes specific instructions for various components, and streaming-video demonstrations, of the therapy.
cognitive therapy for depression
Information about cognitive therapy for the treatment of depression.

Cognitive Therapy for Depression and Anxiety
Cognitive therapy has been proven to be effective to treat depression and anxiety.

Cognitive-behavior therapy for PTSD in rape survivors.
In recent years, new data have appeared, further suggesting the utility of cognitive-behavioral

RemedyFind: patient ratings of Psychotherapy: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Does Psychotherapy: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) work for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? Patient ratings of effectiveness, side effects, cost.

SAMHSA Model Programs: Info on Model Programs
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Child Sexual Abuse (CBT-CSA) is a treatment approach designed to help children and adolescents who have suffered sexual

Cognitive Behavior Therapy as a Treatment for Body Image Issues
Brief overview of a report by Vanderbilt University's psychology department, exploring cognitive behavior therapy as treatment for body image

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: CBT
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a brief form of psychotherapy used in the treatment of adults and children with depression.

Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Rape- and War-Related Trauma
Treating the trauma of rape: Cognitive-behavioral therapy for PTSD.Cognitive-behavior therapy vs exposure therapy in the treatment of PTSD in refugees.

OCD ONLINE - Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Success Stories.

What is Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy For OCD?
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Schizophrenia: A Review.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has a proven role as an adjunct to antipsychotic medication and remediative approaches such as social skills training

NIDAA Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Drug Abuse
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: An Overview · Why CBT? Components of CBT · Parameters of CBT · Active Ingredients of CBT · CBT Compared to Other Treatments.

An Introduction to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy - CBT
Cognitive-behavioral therapy - also known as CBT - is often recommended for the treatment of anxiety disorders. CBT is a combination of cognitive therapy,

~ somatic psychotherapy~

The Limits of Talk
Psychotherapy Networker article on Bessel van der Kolk & somatic awareness approaches for trauma treatment.

The Bodymap
This article describes a format for analyzing psychological information stored in muscles.

Psychological Muscle Functions
Chart summarizes individual psychological muscle functions, as taught in Bodynamic trainings.

Character Structures Chart
Chart summarizes seven Bodynamic character structures, compares with Freud & Erikson.

Rosen Method
Marion Rosen's method of bodywork and movement exercise encourages release of habitual tension or old patterns.

Complete Guide to the Alexander Technique
Site offers systematic guide to all Alexander Technique information and resources.

~energy approaches~

Psych Innovations
Bob Yourell's site offers hypertext articles on psychotherapy and human potential for public & professionals.

Thought Field Therapy
Homepage for Roger Callahan's TFT Techniques, including brief descriptions and training information.

EFT
Extensive Emotional Freedom Technique website.

Energy Psychology & Psychotherapy
Dr. Fred Gallo's website describes his writings and seminars in energy psychology.

Thought Energy Synchronization Therapies
Dr Greg Nicosia's TEST Dx website includes a FAQ, resources, and a calendar of trainings.

Emotional Clearing
Emoclear is a self-help website for gaining emotional clarity, and for trauma clearing.

Guided Self Healing
Describes his energy-based healing process, using applied kinesiology.

Emotional Relief
Promises the latest energy therapy techniques for rapid relief of trauma and stress.

~alternative, non-traditional & eastern medicine~

Conscious Embodiment
Conscious Embodiment allows one to unify the energy of the body and thus learn to trust our sensations.

Mindfullness
Mindfullness and how it can be used in recovering from child abuse.

T'ai Chi
Description of T'ai Chi movements; includes brief article on T'ai Chi and recovery from stress.

Internat'l Center for Reiki Training
Reiki is a technique for stress reduction and relaxation. Site includes articles and a training schedule.

Institute of Transpersonal Psychology
Transpersonal psychology connects psychology and spirituality.The Institute offers courses.

Virtual Library
Homepage of Charles Tart: articles on transcendant experiences, transpersonal psychology & consciousness.

Natural Psychotherapy
An site offering an alternative approach of medication-free therapy.

Our Emotional Minds
Discusses a therapeutic approach aclled Clinical Affectology and af-x Therapy, aimed at resolving depression, anxiety, stress, and psychosomatic symptoms.

Resource Center for Freedom of Mind
Helping victims of mind control. Defines a cult - stating not all are religion based. Links to cult awareness groups and resources.

The TARA Approach
Site describes Stephanie Mines' holistic system for awakening from shock and trauma.

Zapchen Somatics
Julie Henderson's Zapchen Somatics, combining somatics and Buddhism, is a direct approach to embodying well-being.

Bioenergetics
Bioenergetics is a way of understanding personality in terms of the body and its energies.

Non-Mainstream Psychotherapy Resources
An index of links to sites about non-traditional counseling, therapy, and self-healing.

Tapas Acupressure Technique
Based on Traditional Chinese Medicine, TAT allows energy to be processed by the body-mind system.

~dialectical behavioral therapy~

DBT for Treating PTSD, Substance Abuse & More

What Is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy?

What is DBT?

Mental Help Net - Psychotherapy - Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Advances in Treatment

DBT Has Longer-Term Efficacy

cognitive therapy associates: DBT

Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Depressed Older Adults

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

DBT Psychotherapy Network: Who we are

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

An Overview of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder.

What Is DBT
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) has been adapted as a treatment for other complex disorders.

Dialectical behavioral therapy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There are two essential parts of the treatment, and without either of these parts the therapy is not considered "DBT adherent."

~sites that focus on mental health~

InteliHealth: Mental Health
InteliHealth - Featuring Harvard Medical School's consumer health information. Breaking health news and updates on the most important and intriguing stories.

International Society for Mental Health Online
The international Internet mental health organization for professionals and consumers.

Ask The Doctor: The Mental Health Forum at Med Help
Interactive medical question and answer format about all aspects of mental health. Patient question is replied to by online doctors from HFHS.

Mental Health: familydoctor.org
Information about emotional health from the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Mental Health Net
Offering resources in self-help, psychology, and mental health.

Mental Health and Disorders
A free collection of articles about mental health and disorders published in The New York Times.

Internet Mental Health
The 52 most common mental disorders, medications, news, recovery stories, links.

Healthy Place.com

Discovery Health Mental Health Center

MedlinePlus: Mental Health
Search MEDLINE/PubMed for recent research articles on mental health.

Mental Health Resources for Consumers and Professionals
Mental health resources from all over the Net along with regular original features from about.com.

NMHIC
National Mental Health Information Center. Mental illness facts, mental health services, health tips.

National Institute of Mental Health
This public section offers information from NIMH about the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illnesses. Included are brochures and information.

Mental Wellness
News and information on mental health issues, the history of mental illness understanding and treatment, basic facts about various mental illnesses.

WebMD Mental Health Center
Consumer health information on mental health, written and reviewed by WebMD doctors.

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