Useful Links On Anxiety Disorders
The National Institutes of Mental Health's (NIMH) Web Site for Patient Education, which includes a number of useful patient education brochures on:
- Anxiety Disorders in General
- Panic Disorder
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Social Phobia
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Psychiatric Medications
And it even contains information on mental disorders in Spanish
The Anxiety Disorders Association of America's (ADAA) Web Site. The ADAA is an advocacy group for patients with anxiety disorders. It includes, among other things:
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Patient education materials, including specific, helpful brochures not found on the NIMH site (e.g., anxiety disorders in children and adolescents, posttraumatic stress disorder, and social phobia)
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Self-administered screening tests for anxiety disorders that you may find useful in your practice
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A large collection of consumer information, including listings of anxiety disorders self-help groups by state, an online bookstore, and a computer bulletin board)
University of Michigan Depression Center Self Help Resources database.
Body Dysmorphic Disorder is a unique problem, related to OCD, which is often treated by Anxiety Disorder specialists. Butler Hospital has a site devoted to providing information about this disorder.