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Topical Resources in Collapsable Outline

Concept, organization, annotation, design: Robert A. Yourell, LMFT

This section holds resources that focus on a topic within mental health. See the Clinical category below for topics pertaining to clinical practice. These resources emphasize free information from journals, abstracts, media, reference tools, specialized search tools, major sites, and other professional resources.

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  • Topical Resources
    • About this topic
      • Unlike the General area, this section, Topical, takes you only to topic-centered sources. The broad categories here, such as Disorders, help you drill efficiently into specific subjects. Each of the broad categories is defined, so you can see the difference between, for example, Field of Interest and Practice Topics.
      • Topic-centered resources with special purposes such as news or reference, are also clustered in the appropriate Special Purpose areas.
    • Disorders, Diagnoses
      • About this topic
        • This topic holds resources concerned with specific mental illnesses, psychopathology, syndromes or disorders. The disorders are not limited to those recognized by official bodies. No endorsement of any disorder, treatment, or definition is intended by The PsychIN Directory™.
        • Specific disorders may fall under a broader category, as dyscalculia falls under Learning Disorders. Disorders may reasonably be perceived as falling under more than one category. In all cases, The PsychIN Directory™ attempts to make the disorders easy for clinicians to access when using the structure of The PsychIN Directory™.
      • See also
        • Issues such as Aging and populations such as Veterans are in the Issues and Populations area. Resources related to these will address specific disorders, but not primarily address a specific disorder or diagnostic category, unless it is as broad as disorders of childhood.
        • Methods and Modalities of Psychotherapy may hold methods that primarily pertain to treatment of a of a specific disorder or distinct class of disorders, but resources in that category primarily identify themselves as pertaining to a therapeutic approach.
      • Disorders in General
      • Addiction
      • Anxiety Disorders
        • See also Trauma, Abuse, Neglect-Related Disorders.
        • History of Anxiety Treatment
          • Anxiety-Panic History: Anxiety, Disorders and Treatments Throughout the Ages
          • Arthur Anderson
          • "Welcome to the Anxiety-Panic History web site. This site features a collection of historical notes from a variety of literary sources. These notes are arranged chronologically (order of historical occurrence) in an effort to display the changing and evolving perspectives of anxiety and anxiety disorders throughout the ages."
          • "Much of this web site's content was originally featured in early versions of the ASAP Dictionary of Anxiety and Panic Disorders; dating back to 1996. Development of contemporary aspects of the ASAP Dictionary was wonderfully supported by many people. However, the "chronology" (historical section) received little attention and was mainly a product of my own interest in the history of anxiety disorders. Consequently, when developing the latest version of the ASAP Dictionary, I felt the historical issues were better addressed in an independent web site with a clear focus on history."
          • http://www.anxiety-panic.com/history/ LINK >  http://www.anxiety-panic.com/history/
          • http://www.anxiety-panic.com/history/h-main.htm LINK >  http://www.anxiety-panic.com/history/h-main.htm
      • Asperger's Syndrome
        • Articles
          • Asperger syndrome: a clinical account
            • Lorna Wing, from the MRC Social Psychiatry Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London
            • Synopsis - The clinical features, course, aetiology, epidemiology, differential diagnosis and management of Asperger syndrome are described. Classification is discussed and reasons are given for including the syndrome, together with early childhood autism, in a wider group of conditions which have, in common, impairment of development of social interaction, communication and imagination.
            • http://www.mugsy.org/wing2.htm LINK >  http://www.mugsy.org/wing2.htm
      • Attention Deficit Disorder
      • Bipolar Disorder
      • Borderline Personality Disorder
      • Brain Injury
      • Depression
      • Developmental Disabilities
      • Dissociative Disorders
        • Also see the Trauma topic here.
        • Organizations
          • International Society for the Study of Dissociation
          • Sidran Foundation
            • Welcome to Sidran Online.
              • Welcome to Sidran Online.
              • We help people understand, manage, and treat trauma and dissociation. We're one of the nation's leading providers of:
              • Education and resources on traumatic stress
              • Training and consulting on treating and managing traumatic stress
              • Information and advocacy on current issues related to trauma
              • Publications on traumatic stress
              • http://www.sidran.org/index.html LINK >  http://www.sidran.org/index.html
        • Reading: Journals, Articles, Books
          • Articles
            • Evaluation & Treatment
              • Treatment Guidelines (ISSD)
                • Guidelines for Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder
                • (Multiple Personality Disorder) in Adults (1997)
                • At its meeting in Vancouver, BC, Canada, in May 1994, the Executive Council of ISSD adopted "Fuidelines for Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder) in Adults (1994)" The guidelines present a broad outline of what has thus far seemed to be effective treatment for DID. The guidelines are not intended to replace the therapist's clinical judgment, but they do aim to summarize what most commonly has been found to benefit DID patients. Where a clear divergence of opinion exists in the field, the guidelines attempt to present both sides of the issue.
                • http://www.issd.org/indexpage/isdguide.htm LINK >  http://www.issd.org/indexpage/isdguide.htm
              • Guidelines for the Evaluation and Treatment of Dissociative Symptoms in Children and Adolescents (ISSD)
          • Journals
          • Lists
            • Dissociation: Dissociative/Posttraumatic Stress Symptomatology
          • Book Lists
            • Multiple Personality and Dissociation Book List (artefact.org.nz)
            • Sidran
              • "The Sidran Bookshelf on Trauma and Dissociation is an annotated catalog of the best in clinical, educational, and survivor-supportive literature on dissociative disorders and related subjects. Income from the sale of these books helps underwrite the work of the Sidran Institute, a national nonprofit organization that provides information on trauma-related psychiatric disabilities."
              • http://www.sidran.org/bookshelf.html LINK >  http://www.sidran.org/bookshelf.html
              • DID, Trauma, Memory
                • "This reference list was compiled over a six-month period in 1997. It covers a number of topics related to the false memory/recovered memory controversy, as well as the controversy over the validity of Dissociative Identity Disorder and the treatment of DID and trauma. Most of the references are dated from 1991 - 1997, the time during which the FMS debate has emerged. I used a combination of my usual reading plus Medline, PsychInfo and PILOTS databases to research the list. This was not meant to be a completely comprehensive list, but a representative one. Omission of any particular references was not intentional. For some categories, such as Amnesia in Sexual Abuse, I attempted to include all references I could find. The list is divided into subject categories. I wrote most of the annotations, though some of them were abstracts that came with the article. There is no particular reason why some are abstracted and other are not; time was the main factor in how many got annotated" (by Kathy Steele, RN, MN, CS)
                • http://www.sidran.org/refdid.html LINK >  http://www.sidran.org/refdid.html
        • Assessment Instruments
          • Psychiatric Rating Scales for Dissociative Disorders (Neurotransmitter.net)
          • Tools Which are Useful in Screening for Dissociative Experiences
            • Detailed discussion of instruments.
            • "These tools are provided here for you, our membership, for your convenience. They are thoughtfully constructed and clinically validated devices which reduce the time necessary to make an initial screening for the presence or absence of dissociative experience in an individual or a group population. The Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES), Child Dissociative Checklist (CDC), and The Adolescent Dissociative Experience Scale (A-DES) are not a substitute for a thoughtful, skillful, face-to-face interview in a safe clinical setting. It is the clinician's respectful inquiry into the private experience of our patients which is modeled by patients as we encourage them to gain the reflective awareness of Self which is antithetical to the experience of dissociation. When our patients respond to the questions listed in these tools there is a moment of personal vulnerability. The risk for the person with dissociative adaptations to living is held in the simultaneous hope and fear that someone will notice what has otherwise been inarticulate for them. While some clinicians may give these instruments to patients to fill out and return in the next session, in this clinician's experience, that may prove to be unwise. Some questions may provoke intense anxiety for some patients. If that is the case, the resulting anxiety would best be contained by the timely intervention of the clinician and the provision of a holding environment. Windows of opportunity may open at an initial contact, and then close once a patient figures out the relative risk of a clinical setting. In other words, we urge you to make use of your powers of observation and to make your use of these tools part of an overall empathic approach to your patients"
            • http://atrium.issd.org/membersonly/Tests/portal.htm LINK >  http://atrium.issd.org/membersonly/Tests/portal.htm
          • Online Dissociative Experiences Scale Test
        • Client and Student Materials
          • Free download: Childrens Book: My Mom is Different
            • By Deborah Sessions, Illustrated by Susan Chalkley
            • "This illustrated book for children is written from the point of view of the child of a multiple parent. It is an ideal vehicle with which to introduce the concept of multiplicity to the young children of newly diagnosed parents. Authored by a mother with MPD, My Mom Is Different addresses many of the concerns of such children; confusion about the parent's relationship with a therapist (a relationship that many children find frightening); anger about hospitalization and fear of hospital visits; and the pain and disruption that a parent experiences when remembering past traumatic events (even though recovering memories is ultimately beneficial)"
            • http://www.expedia.com/ LINK >  http://www.expedia.com/
      • Learning Disabilities
        • Dyscalculia
          • Organizations
          • Articles
            • Dyscalculia and Dyslexia Two different issues, or part of the same problem?
              • Paper: By Tony Attwood C.Ed., B.A., M.Phil. Chairman of The Dyscalculia Group, First and Best in Education Ltd. Dyscalculia is noted as an unexpected difficulty that some people have in dealing with mathematical problems. At its simplest we may note a child whose age and intellect suggests that he or she will be able to undertake a certain range of skills, but who in effect is unable to handle maths problems that we would expect to be well within his or her grasp.
              • http://www.dyscalculia.org.uk/Dyscalculia%20and%20Dyslexia.pdf LINK >  http://www.dyscalculia.org.uk/Dyscalculia%20and%20Dyslexia.pdf
      • Neurological
      • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
        • See Trauma, Abuse, Neglect-Related Disorders
        • See Dissociative Disorders.
        • See ISSD Database in Topical Lists
      • Schizophrenia
      • Trauma, Abuse, Neglect-Related Disorders
        • While most of the material is directly related to disorders, there is also material on trauma-related information, such as statistics.
        • Major Sites
          • David Baldwin's Trauma Info Pages
          • DART Center for Journalism and Trauma
            • Many diverse articles provide information on trauma, a social perspective, and the needs of journalists facing trauma.
            • "The Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma is a global network of journalists, journalism educators and health professionals dedicated to improving media coverage of trauma, conflict and tragedy. The Center also addresses the consequences of such coverage for those working in journalism"
            • Home Page
            • Trauma 101, by Frank Ochberg
              • By Frank Ochberg, a founding member of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Ochberg is editor of the first text on treatment of post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) and also serves as executive committee chairman of the Dart Center.
          • European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS)
          • Empty Memories: Dissociation and PTSD
          • National Center for PTSD
            • Many professional journal articles are available. The site is well organized and indexed. It includes a full manual on disaster response. Full text is available throughout.
            • "The National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was created within the Department of Veterans Affairs in 1989, in response to a Congressional mandate to address the needs of veterans with military-related PTSD. Its mission was, and remains: To advance the clinical care and social welfare of America's veterans through research, education, and training in the science, diagnosis, and treatment of PTSD and stress-related disorders. This website is provided as an educational resource concerning PTSD and other enduring consequences of traumatic stress."
            • Home Page
            • Cognitive Emotional Processing
              • Many journal articles for professionals (scroll down a little, the articles for consumers appear first). These address various therapeutic approaches to trauma and traumatized populations such as veterans.
              • http://www.ncptsd.org/topics/cog-emo_procsing.html LINK >  http://www.ncptsd.org/topics/cog-emo_procsing.html
            • Specific Audiences and Topics
              • Journal articles for mental health professionals as well as many well-written fact sheets for the public. Many issues covered in this well-organized index.
              • http://www.ncptsd.org/facts/specific/index.html LINK >  http://www.ncptsd.org/facts/specific/index.html
            • Topics
            • Publications of the Center and its Staff
              • Includes good indexing.
              • National Center for PTSD Research Quarterly
              • Review the National Center's Research Quarterlies, quarterly reviews of selected topics on trauma
              • National Center for PTSD Clinical Quarterly
              • Review the National Center's Clinical Quarterlies, written for clinicians who work with traumatized individuals.
              • Published Articles by National Center for PTSD Staff
              • Download full text articles, by National Center staff
              • List
              • National Center for PTSD Research Quarterly
              • National Center for PTSD Research Quarterly
            • Disaster Mental Health Services: A Guidebook for Clinicians and Administrators
              • Full text manual for disaster response with clinical guidelines pertaining to psychological trauma. Choose HTML or PDF. Can click on any item in the complete table of contents. Broad coverage of issues.
              • http://www.ncptsd.org/publications/disaster/index.html LINK >  http://www.ncptsd.org/publications/disaster/index.html
            • Video
              • Video online for clinicians and some general public items. Listings are undated. Includes valuable topics such as pharmacology for PTSD.
              • http://www.ncptsd.org/video/index.html LINK >  http://www.ncptsd.org/video/index.html
            • Fact Sheets
              • Many topics covered: treatment, populations, issues, symptoms, much more.
            • Recommended Reading (book list)
            • Article: Treatment of PTSD
          • Sidran Foundation
          • Traumatology Institute
        • Practices, Smaller Organizations
        • Searches
          • Abstracts and Articles Database: primairly trauma and dissociation
          • Child Abuse and Neglect, Adoption (NISC)
            • "NISC is pleased to offer, in association with the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse & Neglect Information and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, FREE BiblioLine or CD-ROM access to the foremost bibliographic resource on the maltreatment, safety, permanency and well-being of children. This valuable resource is available to libraries and other qualified institutions. NISC's intuitive search software lets any user, from beginner to expert, access all these important databases with ease."
            • http://www.nisc.com/frame/freeaccess-f.htm LINK >  http://www.nisc.com/frame/freeaccess-f.htm
          • PILOTS Database (via Nat'l Center for PTSD)
            • It indicates if full text is available, but this may be a link to an abstract at the originating site. It provides abstracts.
            • User Manual (PDF)
          • The Database: BibleoLine Basic
          • NISC International Home Page
        • Reading: Journals, Articles, Media, News
          • Journals
            • Abstracts & Articles
            • Specific Journals
              • Journal of Traumatic Stress
              • Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies
                • Free online journal.
                • Published by: School of Psychology, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
                • "The Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies is a peer-reviewed electronic journal utilising the Internet as a medium for the collation and distribution of original material on disaster and trauma studies within Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific rim. It is being funded initially by Massey University in New Zealand. Research and professional practice covering disaster and trauma work is growing within this region but there is currently a lack of a dedicated journal serving those with a direct interest in this area. Launching this electronic journal on the Internet offers a relatively cost-effective means of providing this medium, and one which offers the potential for the prompt publication of articles and the dissemination of information to those with an interest in this topic."
                • http://www.massey.ac.nz/~trauma/ LINK >  http://www.massey.ac.nz/~trauma/
              • Trauma Studies
              • PTSD Research Quarterly (NCPTSD)
                • Online and free subscription.
              • Traumatology
          • Major Lists
            • Articles on Trauma and PTSD (Sidran)
            • PTSD Articles (NCPTSD.org)
            • International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS)
              • Not really a provider of online content, however, their write ups of conferences has informative, summaries. (6/04)
              • http://www.istss.org/ LINK >  http://www.istss.org/
            • Video Presentations (NCPTSD, US)
              • Video online for clinicians and some general public items. Listings are undated. Includes valuable topics such as pharmacology for PTSD.
              • http://www.ncptsd.org/video/index.html LINK >  http://www.ncptsd.org/video/index.html
          • Specific Articles, Media, Small, Focused collections
            • Clinical, Treatment
              • A Stress Reduction Program for Law Enforcement Officers and Their Families, an EMDR Approach
              • Canadian Traumatic Stress Studies Network (CTSN)
              • Compassion Fatigue
              • Dissociative Identity Disorder: Treatment Articles and Standards (Peter Barach)
                • A therapist experienced with clients who have severe problems from childhood trauma offers articles. As of 7/04 they are on the older side, but contain current ideas and pointers.
                • http://www.peterbarach.com/Selected%20Publications.htm LINK >  http://www.peterbarach.com/Selected%20Publications.htm
              • Indirect Trauma (ISTSS)
              • Standards of Traumatology Practice (Traumatology Inst.)
            • Other
              • Childhood Trauma Remembered, A Report on the Current Knowledge Base (ISTSS 1997)
              • The Neuro-Biochemical Basis of Post-Trauma Vision Syndrome
                • By John A. Thomas, M.S., O.D.
                • "Post-Trauma vision syndrome (PTVS) describes a constellation of symptoms that evolves as secondary injury in traumatic brain injury. This syndrome includes binocular coordination dysfunctions, disorientation, loss of equilibrium, memory problems, cognitive dysfunction, loss of executive function (including reading), an inability to follow sequential instructions, fatigue, irritability, and sensitivity to light to name the most frequent symptoms. Electrophysiological research suggests that these symptoms are the result of a breakdown in the cellular systems that form the basis of our ambient-focal visual systems (the ambient visual system lets you know where you are in space, and provides the information needed for balance, movement, coordination, and posture. The focal system identifies what you are seeing around you. If the ambient system breaks down, it, in turn, destabilizes the focal system and you cannot maintain a focus on, and properly identify, what you are seeing)."
                • http://www.neuroskills.com/index.shtml?main=/tbi/vision3.shtml LINK >  http://www.neuroskills.com/index.shtml?main=/tbi/vision3.shtml
              • Responding to Mass Violence (US NIMH)
              • Responding to Terrorist Disasters
              • Somatic-Related News/Articles, Somatice Experiencing Related (Foundation for Human Experiencing)
                • Peter Levine and others on the Somatic Experiencing method, neurophysiology of trauma and other problems, and related material.
                • http://www.traumahealing.com/news.html LINK >  http://www.traumahealing.com/news.html
          • Newsletters
          • News
        • Resource Link Pages
        • Client & Student Materials
    • Issues and Populations
    • Methods and Modalities of Psychotherapy
      • About this topic
        • This topic is for specific methods and modalities, or broader categories of them. Broader discussion, such as how methods in general are developed, regulated, reimbursed and so forth are in other areas. For example, Field of Interest holds Health Psychology because it may employ a variety of modalities, and it pertains to a specific field or area of professional interest. On the other hand, Biofeedback belongs in this category because it is a specific modality, even though it is applied to a variety of diagnoses and there are differing schools of thought regarding its application.
      • Broad or Widely Adopted
        • About this topic
          • This area is for currently or historically widely adopted approaches.
        • Behavior Therapy
          • Institute for Applied Behavior Analysis
            • Articles and resources. Direct services and professional training. Educational media for sale including manuals. Online newsletter.

              "Co-founded in 1981 by Dr. Gary W. LaVigna and Dr. Thomas J. Willis, The Institute for Applied Behavior Analysis (IABA) provides behavior management services, supported employment, supported living and supported educational services to individuals with developmental disabilities in Southern California." The Children's
            • http://www.iaba.com/ LINK >  http://www.iaba.com/
        • Biofeedback, Brainwave-Related, Entrainment
          • Biofeedback is not just about brainwaves, but biofeedback and brainwave-related treatment such as brainwave entrainment are combined here, because they may be combined in treatment protocols, and because references to both may exist in a resource or article. Some problems for which biofeedback is used may also benefit from brainwave entrainment.
          • News