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Mental Illness
General information
- Mental Illness:
An Overview of Treatment Options
- Basic information about psychotherapy, medications, electroconvulsive
therapy, light therapy, and alternative medicine from the Mayo Clinic.
Mind/Body Connection: How
Your Emotions Affect Your Health
- A fact sheet from the American Academy of Family Physicians.
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- NAMI: National Association for the
Mentally Ill - English or Espanol
- NAMI is a nonprofit, grassroots, self-help, support and advocacy organization
of consumers, families, and friends of people with severe mental illnesses.
Includes information about severe mental illnesses and current research.
- Texas
Medication Algorithm Project: Patient Education Materials
- Simply written handouts with illustrations and PET scan graphics,
conveying information on depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder.
Local Resources
- National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) - Central
Virginia Affiliate
- http://www.namivirginia.org/affiliate_central_va.htm
- Information about a local support group that meets in
Richmond.
Richmond Area Behavorial Health Authority
107 South Fifth Street
Richmond, VA
Provides mental health, mental retardation and substance
abuse services for the citizens of Richmond. The number
for both general information and 24-hour emergency service
is
(804) 819-4100.
Can't find what you need? Try this site:
- MedlinePlus
Health Topic: Mental Health - English or Espanol
- An expansive list of reviewed topical Web sites from
the National Library of Medicine that include interactive
health tutorials, medical dictionaries, low-literacy
resources, news and directories.
Last updated 03/18/09
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