Disorders
- 561
- Bristol Crisis Service for Women
- Offer a confidential helpline. Have a number of workbooks and pamphlets on self-injury, including the "Hurt Yourself Less" Workbook, "Women and Self-Injury Leaflet."
- 563
- Self-Abuse Finally Ends (SAFE) Alternatives
- Offers a list of treatment agencies across the USA, as well as dates for lectures and workshops. Includes a description of the features of self-harm.
- 564
- Harmless
- A UK based user-led organization that provides support, information, training and consultancy to people who self harm, their friends, families and professionals. Includes coping strategies and joining instructions.
- 565
- Launching Point
- Provides details of support groups, recovery programs, and seminars. New Jersey, USA.
- 566
- National Self Harm Network
- UK based charitable support group. Includes forum and list of additional resources, with links.
- 567
- RecoverYourLife.com
- Information on self-injury and other mental health issues, articles, artwork, written creative works. Also includes a forum and chat.
- 568
- Trichotillomania Support
- Message board, buddy system, rewards for being pull free, tips, resources, information about medication, and online therapist.
- 569
- Bipolar Affective Disorder in Children and Adolescents
- Discusses causes, symptoms, medications, and side effects. Provides brief patient histories.
- 572
- My Bipolar Baby
- A mother writes about her experiences in raising challenging children, particularly bipolar.
- 573
- Bipolar Genetics Collaboration
- Offers details on genetics research being carried out at major research universities. Includes articles, video and information on studies.
- 574
- Child and Adolescent Bipolar Disorder
- A review of the epidemiology, comorbidity, neurobiology, and treatment of child and adolescent bipolar disorder over a ten year period. Includes developmental considerations, clinical characteristics, psychopharmacological and psychosocial treatments.
- 575
- In Transition: Manic Depression and the New Year
- Dr. Peter Melgaard Thompson uses a New Year's party as metaphor for bipolar disorder.
- 576
- PubMed: Family-based association study of 76 candidate genes in bipolar disorder
- Abstract details the testing of the association between 76 candidate genes and bipolar disorder, identifying brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) as a potential risk that will require additional study.
- 577
- The Prevalent Clinical Spectrum of Bipolar Disorders
- Provides an explanation of the illness, legal and illegal medications, guidelines and treatment as well as FAQ from Usenet newsgroups alt.support.depression.manic (ASDM) and soc.support.depression.manic (SSDM).
- 578
- Metroactive: Friends in High Places
- An article by Kelly Luker features profiles of some persons who have been diagnosed. (April 05, 2000)
- 579
- International Society for Bipolar Disorders
- Aims to become a forum to foster ongoing international collaboration on education and research to advance the treatment of all aspects of bipolar disorders. Membership is open to mental healthcare professionals and interested lay groups and individuals. Includes articles and membership, conference, training and education details.