Research Notes on Mental Illness
Fast Facts:
- Approximately 44 million2 to 54 million Americans suffer from mental illness.3
- Most mental health problems are treated by a family physician.4
- People avoid seeking treatment because of the social stigma .4
- Requires ongoing treatment.2
- Can affect people of any age, income religion, or education level.5
5 Great Resources on Mental Illness
- Wikipedia: Mental Disorder
- Mental Health America (MHA): Factsheet: Mental Illness And The Family: Recognizing Warning Signs And How To Cope
- Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Understanding Mental Illness
- The Cleveland Clinic: An Overview Of Mental Illness
- Mental Illness Network: Mental Illnesses
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5 Latest Headlines on Mental Illness
What is Mental Illness?
- National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI): What Is Mental Illness: Mental Illness Facts
- Mayo Clinic: Defining Mental Illness: An Interview With A Mayo Clinic Specialist
- Mental Health Association of New York City (MHA of NYC): What Is Mental Illness?
- SAMHSA: Myths & Facts About Mental Health
What are the Symptoms of Mental Illness?
- HealthyPlace: Adult Symptoms Of Various Mental Health Disorders
- Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennslyvania: Recognizing The Symptoms Of A Mental Illness
- The Cleveland Clinic (via WebMD): Mental Health: Warning Signs
- Wrong Diagnosis: Symptoms Of Mental Illness
What are the Causes and Complications of Mental Illness?
- The Cleveland Clinic (via WebMD): Causes Of Mental Illness?
- Rethink: What Causes Mental Illness?
- The Kim Foundation: What Causes Mental Illness?
What are the Treatments and Medications for Mental Illness?
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): How Is Schizophrenia Treated?
- NIMH: Medications For Mental Illness
- The Merck Manuals: Treatment of Mental Illness
What are the Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Mental Illness?
- SAMHSA: Alternative Approaches To Mental Health Care
- Royal College Of Physicians (via Mental Health Matters): Alternative Treatments In Mental Health
- AltMD: Anxiety: Natural Mental Health Cures - Orthomolecular Psychiatry
What are the Types, Stages and Survival Rates of Mental Illness?
- The Cleveland Clinic (via WebMD): Mental Health: Types Of Mental Illness
- NHA of NYC: Mental Illness In Adults
- Buzzle.com: Types Of Mental Illness: List Of Mental Disorders
- SAMHSA: Mental Illness: The Facts
How Do You Prevent Mental Illness?
- The Cleveland Clinic (via MedicineNet): Can Mental Illness In Children Be Prevented?
- Center for Rural Health Research and Education (CRHRE): Prevention Of Mental Illness
- MHA (via Cognimmune): Preventing Mental Illness?
Wisdom, Blogs, and Message Boards about Mental Illness
- YouTube: Truth About Mental Illness And Disease
- BluePeople.com: Depression and Mental Illness Forum
- PsychForums: Living With Mental Illness Forum
- Pyschology Today: Mental Illness And Creativity: Does Treatment Hurt Or Help?(April 28, 2008)
Foundations and Support Groups on Mental Illness
- Healthwise (via Group Health): Groups For Families of Mentally Ill
- Daily Strength: Mental Illness Groups
- Skyland Trail: The George West Mental Health Foundation
- The Kim Foundation: The Kim Foundation Improving Lives Through Mental Health
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Mental Illness
- PubMed Central: Mental Illness Articles
- JAMA: Archives Of Mental Illness Research
- Google Scholar: Articles On Mental Illness
Clinical Trials on Mental Illness
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Mental Illness Trial Listings
- CenterWatch: Mental Illness Clinical Trials
Research Notes References
- ↑ MHA of NYC: What Is Mental Illness?
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Cleveland Clinic: An Overview Of Mental Illness
- ↑ Mental Health America: Factsheet: Mental Illness And The Family: Recognizing Warning Signs And How To Cope
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wikipedia: Mental Disorder
- ↑ NAMI: What Is Mental Illness: Mental Illness Facts
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