May is Mental Health Month, so I've compiled a listing of some mental health sites on the Internet. These sites are intended to provide information and educational material and are not designed to provide medical advice. Please consult your own health care provider regarding any medical issues.   

Mental Health Net claims to be the largest, most comprehensive guide to online mental health, featuring over 6000 individual resources. http://www.cmhc.com/ 

Psychiatry Star features information on child and adolescent psychiatry as well as psychiatry and medical references. http://www.psych.med.umich.edu/ 

HabitSmart Home Page provides information about addictive behavior: "theories of habit endurance and habit change as well as tips for effectively managing problematic habitual behavior." http://www.cts.com/~habtsmrt/ 

Christians in Recovery is for anyone who desires to recover from abuse, family dysfunction, depression, anxiety, grief or addictions. http://www.christians-in-recovery.com/ 

The goal of Facts for Families is to educate parents about psychiatric disorders affecting children and adolescents. http://www.aacap.org/web/aacap/factsFam/ 

The Schizophrenia Home Page contains online discussion groups and information areas for friends, family members, researchers, and people who have schizophrenia. http://www.schizophrenia.com/ 

Stress Healing: Mind, Body, and Spirit is your online consultant for stress strategies, stress testing, and stress and heart healing techniques. Test yourself online to see what your stress levels are. http://www.readecounseling.com 

Dr. Grohol's Mental Health Page contains a listing of psychology and support mailing lists on the Net: http://www.coil.com/~grohol/mail.htm

National Anxiety Foundation contains a directory of physicians and information on panic disorders, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. http://lexington-on-line.com/naf.html 

Suicide Information and Education Center features crisis centers, resources, and information. http://www.siec.ca/ 

Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention: http://members.aol.com/edapinc/home.html 

BPD Central is a collection of resources for people who care about someone with Borderline Personality Disorder. http://members.aol.com/BPDCentral/index.html 

PsychNet is the Website for the American Psychological Association and features a help center, a search engine, the APA MONITOR online, educational information, public policies, and much more. http://www.apa.org/ 

National Institute of Mental Health features information on specific mental disorders, diagnosis, and treatment. http://www.nimh.nih.gov/ 

Dr. Bob's Mental Health Links are targeted to mental health professionals but are open to all. Information on medications, organizations, psychiatric departments, and student counseling centers is included. http://uhs.bsd.uchicago.edu/~bhsiung/mental.html 

MedWeb--Mental Health/Psychiatry/Psychology features numerous mental health links. http://www.gen.emory.edu/medweb/
medweb.mentalhealth.html 

Mental Health InfoSource contains drug information, diagnostics and links by disorder, a professional directory, and exclusive columns. http://www.mhsource.com/ 

Mental Health Net Sourcebook Online contains toll-free telephone numbers of governmental and nonprofit mental health and medical associations. http://www.cmhc.com/selfhelp/
fonenums/helpline.htm 

ToDo Institute (methods are rooted in Eastern philosophy and applied to life in contemporary Western society): http://205.164.126.164/todo/

Next week, we'll jump in a cart and grab our clubs as we search the Internet for sites on golf. See you then.

Robin Nobles is a freelance writer who can be reached at robinnobles@robinsnest.com.

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