TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Your Words May Predict Your Future Mental Health
Can the way you speak and write today predict your future mental state, even the onset of psychosis? In this fascinating talk, neuroscientist Mariano Sigman reflects on ancient Greece and the origins of introspection to investigate how...
WebMD
Web Md: Mental Health and Trichotillomania
An irresistible urge to pull out hair, trichotillomania is a mental disorder. This article provides information on the symptoms, diagnosis and tests, treatment and care, and management of this disorder.
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Mental Health: Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens
This fact sheet outlines symptoms and treatments of Bipolar Disorder seen in children and adolescents. This fairly brief introduction serves as an appropriate resource for teachers and parents of children with Bipolar Disorder.
Other
Optimistic Bias in Perceiving Physical and Mental Health
This article looks at the tendency to view oneself as invulnerable to experience negative life events. They suggest this goes hand in hand with the tendency to overestimate one's probability of experiencing postive life events. (Miami...
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Mental Health: Bipolar Disorder
Facts about bipolar disorder, its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. Includes information about how to get help if you have it, how to help someone else who has bipolar disorder, and how it affects those around you.
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Mental Health: Eating Disorders
Resource provides introductory information about eating disorders. Learn about the symptoms and causes associated with anorexia, bulimia and binge-eating, and read about treatments and medical research findings.
Other
Internet Mental Health: Chlordiazepoxide
This article on chlordiazepoxide, better known by its trade name Librium, provides information about the drug's use and side effects.
Mental Health America
Mental Health America: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
A fact sheet presenting basic information on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder including causes, symptoms, treatments and other related resources.
Other
Internet Mental Health: Alprazolam
Learn the facts about the antidepressant alprazolam, commonly known as Xanax. Topics include pharmacology, warnings, adverse effects, and overdose.
Other
Internet Mental Health: Triazolam (Halcion)
Organized into several brief sections, this IMH website is a good introduction to Halcion, which is a prescription drug taken to treat insomnia.
National Institutes of Health
National Center for Biotechnology Information: Stigma in Psychiatry
Addresses the issue of stigmatization of mental health disorders, its roots, attitudes of public and professionals, the impact of stigma, and efforts to combat stigmatization.
Other
2012 Book Archive: Psychological Disorder: What Makes a Behavior "Abnormal"?
The first section of Chapter 12 of a textbook called Beginning Psychology. Discusses at length psychological disorders, the challenges in defining abnormal behavior, the use of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders...
Other
Cleveland Clinic: Body Dysmorphic Disorder
BDD is described here as a type of somatoform disorder, a mental illness. Article explains the symptoms, causes, diagnoses and treatment.
British Library
British Library: 20th Century Works: The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath's only published novel, "The Bell Jar, " explores mental illness and the pressure of social expectations on women in 1950s America. Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and...
Other
Bupa: Schizophrenia
This site from the British United Provident Association contains great information on the mental illness known as schizophrenia. The information touches on symptoms (both positive and negative), media myths, diagnosis, causes, treatment,...
Other
At Health: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Mental Health Information Site section on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, complete with subsection links to information on the definition, characteristics, causes, recognition and treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, treatment...
Other
Helpguide: Understand, Prevent and Resolve Life's Challenges
Professional and unbiased information for those seeking knowledge regarding a particular area of health and wellness. Modules are broken down into aging, children and family, healthy lifestyles and mental health. Comprehensive and...
The National Alliance on Mental Illness
Nami: Mental Illnesses: Borderline Personality Disorder
From the National Alliance on Mental Illness, discover the causes, symptoms, co-occurring disorders, and treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Provides links to many outside resources.
Mental Health America
Mental Health America: Mental Health Info: Self Injury
Extensive mental health information on a variety of topics dealing with self-injury.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Borderline Personality Disorder
Thorough overview of this mental disorder. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Coping With Stress
Learn about common sources of stress and how you can find healthy ways to respond to them. Also includes contact information for reaching out to professionals who can help with the coping process. PDFs require Adobe Reader.
Other
Embrace the Future: Resilient Kids
Advice about strengthening your ability to bounce back from adversity. Learn key skills, such as problem solving, making friends, and positive thinking, that will help you stay happy, healthy, and productive.
Anatomical Travelogue
Thevisual md.com: Depression
Take a look deep inside the mind with this multimedia learning experience exploring the disease of depression.
Other
New World Encyclopedia: Abnormal Psychology
Explains what the field of abnormal psychology covers, its historical roots, the different models used in the study of mental illness, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) used in diagnosis, and the...