**Useful Links/Resources to Learn More About Mental Health
Mayo Clinic. 2019, June 08. Mental Illness. Retrieved from https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mental-illness/symptoms-causes/syc-20374968
How To Support A Loved One With Mental Illness
Brain & Behavior. 2020, February 10. How to support someone with mental illness. https://www.bbrfoundation.org/blog/how-support-someone-mental-illness
MentalHealth.gov (2020, December 22) For Friends and Family Members https://www.mentalhealth.gov/talk/friends-family-members
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). 2020. Help for Mental Illnesses
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/find-help/index.shtml
Harvard Health Publishing. July 2017. The Healing Power of Art
https://www.health.harvard.edu/mental-health/the-healing-power-of-art
Tips To Improve Mental Health
Mental Health America. "31 Tips to Boost Your Mental Health." Mental Health America, https://www.mhanational.org/31-tips-boost-your-mental-health
Stahl, Ashley. "5 Ways To Prioritize Your Mental Health And Achieve Work-Life Balance." Forbes, Forbes Magazine, https://www.forbes.com/sites/ashleystahl/2021/02/15/5-ways-to-prioritize-your-mental-health-and-achieve-work-life-balance/?sh=48d873046e31
Types of Mental Health
National Alliance on Mental Illness, Mental Health Conditions
https://www.nami.org/learn-more/mental-health-conditions
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). 2020. "Anxiety Disorders" https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/anxiety-disorders/index.shtml
Harvard Health Publishing. August 2020. "Recognizing and easing the physical symptoms of anxiety" https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/recognizing-and-easing-the-physical-symptoms-of-anxiety
US Department of Health and Human Services. "What are the Five Major Types of Anxiety Disorders" https://www.hhs.gov/answers/mental-health-and-substance-abuse/what-are-the-five-major-types-of-anxiety-disorders/index.html
Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA). "Support Groups" https://adaa.org/supportgroups
Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA). "Tips for Parents and Caregivers" https://adaa.org/living-with-anxiety/children/tips-parents-and-caregivers
Hopkins Medicine. "How to Help Someone with Anxiety" https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/how-to-help-someone-with-anxiety
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). 2020. "Shareable Resources on Anxiety Disorders" https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/education-awareness/shareable-resources-on-anxiety-disorders.shtml
Recovery Resources/Coping Tips
WebMD. "Anxiety Tips" https://www.webmd.com/anxiety-panic/anxiety-tips
Bandelow, Borwin, Sophie Michaelis, and Dirk Wedekind. "Treatment of Anxiety Disorders." Dialogues in clinical neuroscience. Les Laboratoires Servier, June 2017. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5573566/
Harvard Health Publishing. September 2020. "Tips To Defuse A Meltdown" https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/tips-to-defuse-a-meltdown
Healthline. 2020. "Everything You Need to Know About ADHD" https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd#:~:text=Attention%20deficit%20hyperactivity%20disorder%20(ADHD,and%20children%20can%20have%20ADHD.
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. "Frequently Asked Questions about ADHD" https://www.bbrfoundation.org/faq/frequently-asked-questions-about-attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd
Harvard Health Publishing. April 2015. "Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children" https://www.health.harvard.edu/adult-and-child-adhd/attention-deficithyperactivity-disorder-adhd-in-children
WebMD. "ADHD Resources" https://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/childhood-adhd/adhd-resources
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD). "For Parents"https://chadd.org/for-parents/overview/
American Academy of Child and Adult Psychiatry (AACAP). "ADHD Resource Center" https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Resource_Centers/ADHD_Resource_Center/Home.aspx
CDC. "ADHD Treatment" https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/treatment.html
Stanford Medicine. Bipolar Disorders Clinic. "What Is Bipolar Disorder?" https://med.stanford.edu/bipolar/bipolar.html
Grande, Iria, Michael Berk, Boris Birmaher, and Eduard Vieta. "Bipolar Disorder." The Lancet. Elsevier, September 18, 2015. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S014067361500241X
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). "Bipolar Disorder" https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/bipolar-disorder/index.shtml
HelpGuide. "Helping Someone with Bipolar Disorder" https://www.helpguide.org/articles/bipolar-disorder/helping-someone-with-bipolar-disorder.htm
Sheehan, Jan. "Coping with Bipolar Disorder Mood swings" https://www.everydayhealth.com/bipolar-disorder/bipolar-disorder-mood-swings.aspx
Smith PhD, Kathleen. "Bipolar Disorder Treatment" https://www.psycom.net/bipolar-disorder-treatment
Mayo Clinic. "Bipolar Disorder: Diagnosis & Treatments" https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bipolar-disorder/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20355961
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). "Borderline Personality Disorder" https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Borderline-Personality-Disorder
Optimum Performance Institute (OPI). "The Four Types of Borderline Personality Disorder" https://www.optimumperformanceinstitute.com/bpd-treatment/bpd-symptoms-examined/
Very Well Mind. "How To Find BPD Support" https://www.verywellmind.com/how-to-find-bpd-support-425342
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). "Supporting Someone With Borderline Personality Disorder"https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/June-2017/Supporting-Someone-with-Borderline-Personality-Dis
HelpGuide. "Helping Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder" https://www.helpguide.org/articles/mental-disorders/helping-someone-with-borderline-personality-disorder.htm
Mayo Clinic. "Borderline Personality Disorder: Diagnosis & Treatment" https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/borderline-personality-disorder/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20370242
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation. "Frequently Asked Questions about Depression" https://www.bbrfoundation.org/faq/frequently-asked-questions-about-depression
Ibrahim, Ahmed K., Shona J. Kelly, Clive E. Adams, and Cris Glazebrook. "A Systematic Review of Studies of Depression Prevalence in University Students." Journal of Psychiatric Research. Pergamon, December 20, 2012. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S002239561200357
Publishing, Harvard Health. "What Causes Depression?" Harvard Health, 24 June 2019, www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/what-causes-depression
Healthline. 2018. "9 Types of Depression and How to Recognize Them" https://www.healthline.com/health/types-of-depression
Recovery Resources/Tips
Publishing, Harvard Health. "More evidence that exercise can boost mood" May 2019, https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/more-evidence-that-exercise-can-boost-mood
Publishing, Harvard Health. "How meditation helps with depression" Harvard Health, 12 February 2021 https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/how-meditation-helps-with-depression
Disassociate Disorder
American Psychiatric Association. "What Are Dissociative Disorders" https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/dissociative-disorders/what-are-dissociative-disorders
Cleveland Clinic. "Dissociative Disorders" https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17749-dissociative-disorders-
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). "How Can I Get Support for Dissociative Disorder?" https://nami.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360025035013-How-can-I-get-help-support-for-dissociative-disorder-DID-
DissociaDID. "15 WAYS To SUPPORT Someone With DID! | Dissociative Identity Disorder" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlw1GqxncUk
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). "Dissociative Disorders: Support" https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Dissociative-Disorders/Support
Recovery Resources/ Coping Tips
Mayo Clinic. "Dissociative Disorders: Treatment" https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dissociative-disorders/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20355221
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). "Eating Disorders" https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/eating-disorders/index.shtml
Healthline. "Common Eating Disorders" https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/common-eating-disorders
Eating Disorder Hope. "Recovery" https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/recovery
Help Guide. "Helping Someone With an Eating Disorder" https://www.helpguide.org/articles/eating-disorders/helping-someone-with-an-eating-disorder.htm
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD). https://anad.org/
Mayo Clinic. "Eating Disorder: Treatment" https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/eating-disorders/in-depth/eating-disorder-treatment/art-20046234
International OCD Foundation. "About OCD" https://iocdf.org/about-ocd/
WebMD. "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder" https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/obsessive-compulsive-disorder#1
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation. "Frequently Asked Questions about OCD" https://www.bbrfoundation.org/faq/frequently-asked-questions-about-ocd
Beyond OCD. "How to Support a Friend" https://beyondocd.org/information-for-friends-and-family/how-to-support-a-friend
International OCD Foundation. "OCD Treatment" https://iocdf.org/about-ocd/ocd-treatment/
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation. "Frequently Asked Questions about PTSD" https://www.bbrfoundation.org/faq/frequently-asked-questions-about-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)."Post-traumatic Stress Disorder" https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Posttraumatic-Stress-Disorder
US Department of Veteran Affairs. "National Center for PTSD" https://www.ptsd.va.gov/
Help Guide. "Helping Someone with PTSD" https://www.helpguide.org/articles/ptsd-trauma/helping-someone-with-ptsd.htm
Harvard Health Publishing. August 2020. "How to recover from post-traumatic stress disorder" https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/how-to-recover-from-post-traumatic-stress-disorder
Schaefer, Jenni. "Do the Impossible: Healing From Post-traumatic Stress Disorder" https://adaa.org/living-with-anxiety/personal-stories/do-impossible-healing-posttraumatic-stress-disorder
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). "What is Psychosis?" https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/schizophrenia/raise/what-is-psychosis.shtml
WebMD. "Psychosis and Psychotic Episodes" https://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/guide/what-is-psychosis#1
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). "Psychosis" https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Psychosis
PsychGuides.com. "What Are Psychotic Disorders" https://www.psychguides.com/psychotic-disorders/
Hoebeke, Veronique.12 May 2016. "The Dos and Don'ts of Helping a Family Member in Psychosis" https://www.rtor.org/2016/05/12/the-dos-and-donts-of-helping-a-family-member-in-psychosis/
Here To Help. "Dealing with Psychosis: A Toolkit for Moving Forward with Your Life" https://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/workbook/dealing-with-psychosis-a-toolkit-for-moving-forward-with-your-life
Recovery Resources/ Coping Strategies
Tamminga, C A, and A C Lahti. "Treatments for Chronic Psychosis." Dialogues in clinical neuroscience. Les Laboratoires Servier, December 2001. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3181661/
Greenstein, Luna. NAMI. 6 March 2017. "How Should We Be Treating First-Episode Psychosis?" https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/March-2017/How-Should-We-Be-Treating-First-Episode-Psychosis
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). "Schizophrenia: Overview"
https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Schizophrenia/Overview
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation. "Frequently Asked Questions about Schizophrenia" https://www.bbrfoundation.org/faq/frequently-asked-questions-about-schizophrenia
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). "Schizophrenia: Support" https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Schizophrenia/Support
Choices in Recovery. "Caregiver Center" https://www.choicesinrecovery.com/caregiver-center.html?gclid=CjwKCAiAmrOBBhA0EiwArn3mfFh-29tPCCx0dlkt5WHNVHDNZ9yJxV4lRKvdpjijD-5kHLMEKfZ9txoC4UgQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
American Psychiatric Association (APA). "Help with Schizophrenia" https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/schizophrenia
Very Well Mind. "Coping With Schizophrenia" https://www.verywellmind.com/coping-with-schizophrenia-2953094
Mayo Clinic. "Schizophrenia: Diagnosis & Treatment" https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/schizophrenia/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20354449
Other Important Topics
https://www.bbrfoundation.org/faq/frequently-asked-questions-about-addiction
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or Lou Gehrig's Disease)
ALS Association. "What is ALS?" https://www.als.org/understanding-als/what-is-als
Alzheimers Association. "What is Alzheimers?"https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/what-is-alzheimers
Alzheimer's Disease VS Dementia
Alzheimers Association. "Difference Between Alzheimers and Dementia" https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/difference-between-dementia-and-alzheimer-s#:~:text=Dementia%20is%20a%20general%20term,Alzheimer's%20is%20a%20specific%20disease.
https://www.bbrfoundation.org/faq/frequently-asked-questions-about-autism
National Cancer Institute. "What is Cancer?" https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/understanding/what-is-cancer
American Diabetes Association (ADA). "Type 1: Overview"
https://www.diabetes.org/diabetes/type-1
Alzheimers Association. "What is Dementia?" https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/what-is-dementia
National Down Syndrome Society. "What is Down Syndrome?" https://www.ndss.org/about-down-syndrome/down-syndrome/
Understood Team. "What is Dyslexia?" https://www.understood.org/en/learning-thinking-differences/child-learning-disabilities/dyslexia/what-is-dyslexia
Epilepsy Foundation. "What is Epilepsy?" https://www.epilepsy.com/learn/about-epilepsy-basics/what-epilepsy
National Institute on Aging (NIH) "Parkinson's Disease" https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/parkinsons-disease#:~:text=Parkinson's%20disease%20is%20a%20brain,have%20difficulty%20walking%20and%20talking.
Tourette Association of America. "What is Tourette?" https://tourette.org/about-tourette/overview/what-is-tourette/
"Why You Don't Need a Lot of Time or Money to Make Self-Care a Priority" https://www.healthline.com/health-news/self-care-is-not-just-treating-yourself
"What Is Self-Care and Why Is It So Important for Your Health?" https://www.everydayhealth.com/self-care/
"Taking Good Care of Yourself" https://www.mhanational.org/taking-good-care-yourself
Types of Self Care
"8 Types Of Self-Care & How To Practice Them" https://www.bustle.com/wellness/types-of-self-care-how-to-practice-experts
"Essential Oils Benefits and Uses Chart" https://www.performancehealth.com/articles/essential-oils-benefits-and-uses-chart
Exercise/Fitness
"The Mental Health Benefits of Exercise" https://www.helpguide.org/articles/healthy-living/the-mental-health-benefits-of-exercise.htm
"Mental Health And Stress - How Mediation Can Help" https://www.mondaq.com/uk/healthcare/757414/mental-health-and-stress--how-mediation-can-help
"The Impact of Music Therapy on Mental Health" https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/December-2016/The-Impact-of-Music-Therapy-on-Mental-Health
"Music Can Be a Great Mood Booster" https://www.aarp.org/health/brain-health/info-2020/music-mental-health.html
"How Plants Improve Mental Health" https://www.livekindly.co/how-plants-improve-mental-health/#:~:text=Multiple%20small%20studies%20have%20analyzed,reduce%20psychological%20and%20physiological%20stress.
"How Plants Bring Joy and Control to Our Brains During Chaos" https://greatist.com/grow/plants-mental-health
"How to Build a Skin Care Routine" https://www.nytimes.com/guides/tmagazine/skincare-routine
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