Therapeutic Resources
Abuse, Loss, or Trauma (PTSD)
- Alternatives to Vulnerabilities – SUNY Buffalo
- Date Rape Prevention – SUNY Buffalo
- Healing from Sexual Assault – U. Texas
- Coping with a Sudden Terrible Event – American University
- Life after Loss – U. of Texas
- Grief and Loss – University of Illinois
Adolescent Development
- 101 Ways to Help our Daughter Love Her Body
- Attention Girls: A Guide to Learn all about your AD/HD by Patricia O. Quinn, M.D.
- No: Why Kids of all ages need to hear it and ways parents can say it by David Walsh
- Why do they act that way? A survival guide to the teenage brain. by David Walsh
- Too Much of a Good Thing: Raising Children of Character in an Indulgent Age by Dan Kindlon
- The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence by Rachel Simmons
- Trust Me Mom – Everyone Else is Going! Roni Cohen-Sandler
- Parenting Without Power Struggles – Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids While Staying Cool, Calm and Connected Susan Stiffelman
- 7 Things Your Teenager Won’t Tell You: And How to Talk About Them Anyway Jenifer Lippincott and Robin M. Deutsch
- Staying Connected to your Teenager Michael Riera
- Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers Michael Riera
- Raising a Daughter Jeanne Elium and Don Elium
- Straight Talk about Death for Teenagers Earl Grollman
- Yes, Your Teenager is Crazy! Loving Your Kid without Losing Your Mind Michael Bradley
- Get Out of my Life, but first could you drive me and Cheryl to the MallAnthony Wolf
- Sex and Sensibility: The Thinking Parent’s Guide to Talking Sense about Sex Deborah Roffman
- What’s happening to my Body? Book for Girls: A Growing up Guide for Parents and Daughters Lynda Madaras, et al
- Raising Strong Daughters Jeanettee Gadeberg
- Ask Elizabeth: Real Answers to Everything You Secretly Wanted to Ask About Love, Friends, YourBody… and Life in General
- Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front-lines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture
Adult ADHD
- Questionnaire to help adults determine if they should see a mental health professional about AD/HD
- Attention Deficit Disorder Association, the World’s Leading Adult AD/HD Organization
- ADDA’s screening questionnaire to help determine if adults should see a mental health professional about the possibility of having AD/DH
- Attention Deficit Disorder – University of South Florida Lakeland
Anger Management
- Controlling Anger – American Psychological Association
- When is Anger a Problem? – George Washington University
Anxiety Disorders
- Anxiety Disorders Association of America
- ADAA on Anxiety and Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Alcohol Abuse, Eating Disorders and Sleep Disoders
- APA: Anxiety Disorders and the Role of Psychotherapy
Alcohol and Substance Abuse
Attention Deficit Disorders
- National Resource Center on AD/HD
- Attention Deficit Disorder Association, the World’s Leading Adult AD/HD Organization
- Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- CHADD – understanding AD/HD: causes, symptoms, evaluation, treatment, etc.
Bipolar Disorder
- Support and information about bipolar disorder brought to you by GlaxoSmithKline
- Anxiety Disorders Association of America: Coping with Anxiety and Bipolar Disorder
Cardiac Related/Hypertension
Child Development
- A Parent’s Guide to Building Resilience in Children Kenneth Ginsberg, MD
- Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Kids Roots and Wings Kenneth Ginsberg, MD
- Understanding Myself: A Kid’s Guide to Intense Emotions and Strong Feelings Mary C. Lamia
- In A Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women’s DevelopmentCarol Gilligan
- The Mindful Child: How to Help Your Kid Manage Stress and Become Happier, Kinder, and More Compassionate Susan Kaiser Greenland
- Understanding the Gifted Adolescent: Educational, Developmental, and Multicultural Issues Marlene Bireley and Judy Genshaft
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Living with Intensity: Understanding the Sensitivity, Excitability, and the Emotional Development of Gifted Children, Adolescents, and Adults Susan Daniels and Michael Piechowski
Chronic Illness
Depression
- http://www.clinical-depression.co.uk/ (Clinical-Depression.co.uk is published by Uncommon Knowledge LLP, a UK-based company dedicated to spreading reliable, helpful, and easy-to-absorb information to the most common psychological difficulties faced today and mental health in general. They are a team of therapists, psychologists and trainers who provide professional psychotherapy and self-improvement course, etc.)
- Anxiety Disorders Association of American: Anxiety and Depression
- Coping with Depression – SUNY at Buffalo
- Depression: What Is It? What to do About It? – University of Texas at Austin
- The Issue of Suicide – University of Texas at Austin
Developmental Delays
Diabetes
Divorce & Separation
Eating Disorders
- National Mental Health Information Center on Eating Disorders, including who had eating disorders, symptoms, medical problems as a result of eating disorders, formal diagnosis, treatment, etc.
- National Alliance on Mental Illness Anorexia Fact Sheet
- Anxiety Disorders Association of American: Anxiety and Eating Disorders
- Is Food a Problem? – University of Texas at Austin
- Maybe I Have an Eating Problem – University of Illinois
- Self Assessment – Harvard
Family Conflict
Generalized Anxiety
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Learning Disabilities
LGBT Community Support
- Answers to Your Questions about Gender Orientation, Transgender, Transsexuality and Intersexuality – Virginia Commonwealth University
- What Are Your Beliefs About Gays and Lesbians? – SUNY at Buffalo
- Where Do You Go From Here? – SUNY at Buffalo
- The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man’s World, by Alan Downs
Migraine Headaches
Nicotine Dependence/Smoking Cessation
Non-verbal Learning Disability
Obesity
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention on Obesity and Overweight: defining overweight and obesity, causes and consequences, data and statistics, childhood overweight and obesity, state-based programs, resources, etc.
- American Heart Association on Managing your weight
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Oppositional & Defiant Behavior
Panic Disorder
- American Psychological Association: Answers to Questions About Panic Disorder
- The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook, 4th Edition by Edmund J. Bourne Ph.D.
- The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Anxiety: A Step-by-Step Program by Bill Knaus Ed.D. and Jon Carlson Psy.D. Ed.D.
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When Panic Attacks: The New, Drug-Free Anxiety Therapy That Can Change Your Life by David D. Burns
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A Life Less Anxious: Freedom from panic attacks and social anxiety without drugs or therapy by Steve Pavilanis and Patricia Alma Lee
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The Anxious Brain: The Neurobiological Basis of Anxiety Disorders and How to Effectively Treat Them by Steven M. Prinz and Margaret Wehrenberg
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Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook: Proven, Step-by-Step Techniques for Overcoming your Fear
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OCD: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed (The New Harbinger Books for the Newly Diagnosed Series) by Michael Tompkins
Peer / Social Development
Post-Partum Depression
Selective Mutism
Separation Anxiety
Sleep Disorders
Social Anxiety
Specific phobias
Stress
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: Stress in the Workplace
- NIDA Stress and Substance Abuse
- Association for Applied Sports Psychology: Stress Management Tips for Good Health
- Coping with Stress – University of Iowa
- Managing Stress – University of Texas at Austin
- Music
- 3 Minute Meditation
- 9 Minute Meditation
- 10 Minute Meditation
Trichotillomania (hair pulling)
Women’s Issues
- Adult ADD, ADHD, AD/HD Article Index for women from the Attention Deficit Disorder Association
- A Resource for Women and Girls with AD/HD
More resources on on their way! This list is constantly updated with new finds.