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Index
Age-related conditions
Bipolar disorder (manic depression)
Borderline personality disorder
Bullying
Deliberate self-injury
Depression
Dissociation
Drug and alcohol addiction
General mental health
Munchausen syndrome by proxy
Narcissism
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Parential alienation syndrome
Perimenopause and menopause
Phobias and anxiety
Post traumatic stress disorder
Relationships
Repressed and false memories
Schizophrenia
Age-related conditions
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Bipolar disorder (manic depression)
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Confidential screening for bipolar disorder
730 North Franklin Street
Chicago, Illinois 60610-7204
Telephone: (800) 826-3632
Bipolar disorder booklet
(26 pages, PDF format, 395 KB)
Borderline personality disorder
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Note that bipolar disorder is often misdiagnosed as borderline personality disorder (BPD). The essential difference is that bipolar disorder (manic depression) is easily and readily treatable. Most practitioners agree there is no effective treatment for BPD though medications can lessen the symptoms for most.
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
— 2% of the population are estimated to suffer from BPD and 75% of the diagnosed cases are women.
Borderline Personality Disorder Sanctuary
— BPD is a medical disorder which can be treated with medications to reduce the symptoms. In fact, research is showing that unless we treat the brain first with medication, therapy is useless.
Helen's World of BPD Resources
— This site is geared for friends/family/loved ones of those with borderline personality disorder although those with BPD will find resources as well.
Divorce — BPD style.
Divorce, custody, false accusations and parental alienation syndrome
My Life as a Battered Husband
— Living with a borderline personality disorder sufferer by Jay Casey
Bullying
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Bully Off
— Guide to stamping out bullying
Serial bullies
— Identifying the psychopath or sociopath in our midst including the socialized psychopathic manager.
Niniveh
— A support group for targets of workplace bullying or mobbing and those in toxic work environments.
Deliberate self-injury
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About 1% of the general population and 10% of adolescents self-mutilate and females do it twice as often as males (2:1 ratio). 80% of females who self-mutilate have a history of sexual abuse. The most common manifestation is cutting but other forms include burning (often with caustic substances), hitting, skin scratching, biting, hair pulling, bone breaking, and, in more drastic cases, amputations and self castration. Can be very addictive, particularly with cutting.
Often related to or associated with
PTSD,
borderline personality disorder,
mood and eating disorders,
dissociation,
obsessive-compulsive behavior,
and frequently includes
substance abuse.
Cochrane Review
— Psychosocial and pharmacological treatments for deliberate self harm.
Secret Shame
— Self-injury information and support.
Depression
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Confidential screening for bipolar disorder
730 North Franklin Street
Chicago, Illinois 60610-7204
Telephone: (800) 826-3632
Pavillon
— Residential center for treatment of alcoholism, drug addictions, depression, codependency, dual diagnosis, anxiety, drug rehab, alcohol treatment, etc.
Mill Springs, NC
Telephone: (800) 392-4808
Dissociation
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Dissociation is a common and healthy defence used in response to life-threatening danger and is associated with memory loss and a sense of disconnection from yourself or your surroundings and is often found in severe cases of abuse, particularly as a young child.
Drug and alcohol addiction
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Meeting list by state.
Drug Policy Alliance
— Working to end the war on drugs and promote new drug policies based on science, compassion, health and human rights.
Hazelden
— A nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people recover from alcoholism and other drug addiction. They provide residential and outpatient treatment for adults and young people, programs for families affected by chemical dependency, and training for a variety of professionals. They are the world's premier publisher of information on this subject and related areas.
Narconon
— a non-traditional drug treatment center specializing in cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and alcohol addiction.
Telephone: (800) 468-6933
Pavillon
— Residential center for treatment of alcoholism, drug addictions, depression, codependency, dual diagnosis, anxiety, drug rehab, alcohol treatment, etc.
Mill Springs, NC
Telephone: (800) 392-4808
Promises
—Residential treatment centers in west Los Angeles and Malibu for alcohol and addiction problems.
Telephone: (866) 390-2340
General mental health
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Bend Psychological Services
— Education options., counseling, psychotherapy, consulting, evaluation, assessment, training. Michael G. Conner, Psy.D., Bend, Oregon.
Coyote Calling
— Columns and much more by retired therapist Dick Prosapio.
Crisis Counseling
— Information about crisis intervention, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, referrals, emergency rooms, residential treatment, therapeutic boarding schools and wilderness therapy programs. Located in Oregon.
Institute for Psychological Therapies
— Primary work is related to allegations of child sexual abuse, but also deals with cases of sexual harassment, claims of recovered memories of childhood abuse, accusations of rape, allegations of improper sexual contact by professionals, forced and coerced confessions, false confessions, personal injury claims, insanity and diminished capacity, murder, mitigating factors in sentencing, custody, and medical and psychological malpractice.
Disorders
— Information on fifty four of the most common disorders.
Oregon Counseling
— Psychotherapy, counseling, therapy, information, education, referral, and research.
Domestic violence against men
Dr. Reena Sommer
— Psychological and family life consultant.
111 Pulford Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada R3L 1X8
Email:
rsommer@shaw.ca
Dr. Tana Dineen
— A critical look at psychology, psychotherapy and the "Psychology Industry,"
731 Vancouver Street
Victoria, British Columbia V8V 3V4, Canada
Facsimile: (250) 383-3036
Email:
td@tanadineen.com
The Arc
— National organization of and for people with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities and their families.
Munchausen syndrome by proxy
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Note that this condition has lately (January, 2004) come under a great deal of scrutiny and controversy. In many cases it is probably misdiagnosed, particularly when used by child protective services as justification for taking children from their mothers.
For more information on problems diagnosing this condition see
editorial by Wendy McElroy.
Munchausen syndrome by proxy
— Subjects, usually women, injure or induce illness in children in order to gain attention and sympathy for themselves. 80% of perpetrators are in the medical profession.
Narcissism
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Narcissism is rated by many as the most dangerous of mental disorders encountered in relationships.
Malignant Self Love — Narcissism Revisited, Second Edition
Suite 101.com
— Narcissistic personality disorder
Obsessive compulsive disorder
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Parential alienation syndrome
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Goldberg and Associates
— Specializing in parental alienation syndrome.
A7 – 1390 Major Mackenzie Drive East, Suite #121
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada L4S 0A1
Telephone: (905) 481-0367
E-mail:
info@parentalalienation.ca
Help Stop PAS
— Parental alienation syndrome support and information. Dedicated to the memory of Dr. Rick Lohstroh.
Hugs To Heartbreak
—A parent's journey through parental alienation syndrome.
Parental Alienation Research Foundation
816 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Ninth floor
Washington, DC 20006-2705
Telephone: (202) 466-7778
Fax: (202) 466-7779
E-mail:
info@pasresearch.org
Perimenopause and menopause
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See
The Change of Life, Hysterectomies, and Domestic Violence
or the
Web sites listed on a following page for information on female perimenopause and menopause.
Note that the onset of the change of life (perimenopause) may occur any time between age 35 and 50. Commonly a woman's partner will notice this problem before the woman recognizes it herself.
Phobias and anxiety
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Post traumatic stress disorder
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If you have been in an violent or abusive relationship, whether you are a man or a woman, you will almost certainly exhibit at least some symptoms of PTSD. You may not be so severely affected that you feel you need professional counseling but you should familiarize yourself with the background and characteristics of what you are experiencing.
Here are some sources that may be of help:
Telephone: (847) 480-9028
Information for veterans
PTSD and relationships
Telephone (toll free): (877) 507-7873
Relationships
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Best Self USA
— The Revs. Sam and Bunny Sewell now offer Internet counseling. Based in Naples, Florida.
John Gray, Ph.D.
— Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus
Mars and Venus Counseling Centers
— Mars and Venus counselors are a group of experienced therapists and counselors who have been personally trained by Dr. John Gray in the principles presented in his books, tapes, videos, and seminars. There are two of these in Colorado Springs.
Repressed and false memories
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There are many horrendous incidents of therapists, victim's advocates, shelter workers, and other ideologues inducing false memories of abuse, rape, and incest in women and children. Before any such claims are believed both accused and accuser must seek independent corroboration.
Elusive Innocence:
Survival Guide For The Falsely Accused
Myth of Repressed Memory:
False Memories and Allegations of Sexual Abuse
Schizophrenia
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Last modified 3/15/08