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| Legal Aspects of Mental Disorders | ||
| Links to such topics as psychiatry for attorneys, legal issues for psychiatrists, mental disorders and violence, landmark cases, and others. ( http://mentalhealth.about.com/cs/legalissuessw/ ) | ||
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| The Insanity Defense | ||
| A history of standards for the insanity defense is outlined from the 1600s to the present. ( http://www.law.cornell.edu/background/insane/insanity.html ) | ||
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| DSM-IV | ||
| The long list of DSM-IV diagnoses is presented. ( http://www.behavenet.com/capsules/disorders/dsm4classification.htm ) | ||
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| National Institute of Mental Health | ||
| Information is provided about a wide range of mental disorders including anxiety, depression, and others, along with press releases about mental disorders. ( http://www.nimh.nih.gov ) | ||
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| Mental Health Net | ||
| Learn more about anxiety/panic disorders, depressive disorders, schizophrenia, and other mental health topics. ( http://www.mentalhealth.com/ ) | ||
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| Mental Health Disorders | ||
| Links to an extensive range of mental disorders are provided, including agoraphobia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, narcissistic personality, obsessive-compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, schizoid personality, schizophrenia, social phobia, and many others. ( http://www.mentalhealth.com/t20.html ) | ||
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| Anxiety Disorders | ||
| The National Institute of Mental Health's web site on anxiety disorders provides a wealth of information about generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, phobias, and other anxiety disorders. ( http://www.nimh.nih.gov/anxiety/anxiety.cfm ) | ||
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| Panic Disorder | ||
| Read about various aspects of panic disorder and other types of anxiety disorders. ( http://www.algy.com/anxiety/menu.shtml ) | ||
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| Agoraphobia | ||
| Information includes a description of agoraphobia, diagnosis, treatment, research, booklets, and links to other sites with information about anxiety disorders. ( http://www.mentalhealth.com/dis/p20-an02.html ) | ||
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| Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder | ||
| This web site answers such questions as: how common is OCD? What causes OCD? How can OCD be treated? ( http://www.ocfoundation.org/ ) | ||
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| Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder | ||
| Information about the diagnosis and treatment of this disorder is given. ( http://www.ncptsd.org/treatment/literature/overview/index.html ) | ||
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| Hypochondriasis | ||
| Explore what hypochondriasis involves, including its diagnosis and treatment. ( http://www.healthubs.com/hypochondriasis/ ) | ||
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| Dissociative Disorders | ||
| Learn more about dissociative identity disorder and other dissociative disorders. ( http://www.healthubs.com/dissociative/ ) | ||
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| The Depressive Disorders | ||
| The National Institute of Mental Healths' web site on mood disorders with extensive information about their causes and treatment. ( http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depression.cfm ) | ||
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| Major Depressive Disorder | ||
| Includes information about diagnosis, treatment, research, stories of recovery and personal experiences, booklets, articles, treatment, and links to other web sites. ( http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depressionmenu.cfm ) | ||
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| Suicide | ||
| Answers most frequently asked questions about suicide, what to do if someone is suicidal, and explores misconceptions about suicide. ( http://www.save.org ) | ||
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| Bipolar Disorder | ||
| Includes information about diagnosis, treatment, research, stories of recovery, booklets, articles, treatment, and links to other web sites. ( http://www.mentalhealth.com/dis/p20-md02.html ) | ||
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| Bipolar Disorder Resources | ||
| Extensive links to information about many aspects of bipolar disorder. ( http://www.bipolarhome.org/ ) | ||
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| Schizophrenia | ||
| The National Institute of Mental Health's web site on schizophrenia with information about what it is, what causes it, how it is treated, how people can help, and what the outlook for schizophrenia is. ( http://www.schizophrenia.com/newsletter/buckets/intro.html ) | ||
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| Personality Disorders | ||
| Information about antisocial personality disorder, avoidant personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, histrionic personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, paranoid personality disorder, schizoid personality disorder, and schizotypal personality disorder is provided. ( http://www.nmha.org/infoctr/factsheets/91.cfm ) | ||
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| Antisocial Personality Disorder | ||
| Explores the disorder's diagnosis, treatment, research, booklets, articles, and links to other webs sites. ( http://www.mentalhealth.com/dis/p20-pe04.html ) | ||
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| The Psychopath's Brain | ||
| Fascinating discussion of antisocial personality disorder and the violent path its sufferers take in life. ( http://www.epub.org.br/cm/n07/doencas/index.html ) | ||
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