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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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