Mental Health Links

The Student Counseling Virtual Pamphlet Collection (on-line brochures on over 20 topics from colleges across the U.S.; developed by Dr. Bob Hsiung at the University of Chicago). Topics covered include:

• Anger
• Anxiety
• Assertiveness
• Attention-Deficit Disorder
• Cults
• Cultural Issues
• Depression
• Disabilities
• Dissociation
• Eating Disorders
• Family and Childhood Issues
• Grief
• Impulse Control
• Medication
• Relationships
• Sexual Assault and Harassment
• Sexual Orientation
• Stress
• Study Skills & Time Management
• Traumatic Events

Anger

Control Anger Before It Controls You (American Psychological Association)

Managing Anger Effectively (www.anthemhealth.com)

Anxiety

Anxiety Disorders: How Psychotherapy Can Help (American Psychological Association)

Anxiety and Eating Disorders (Anxiety Disorders Association of America)

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (Anxiety Disorders Association of America)

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Anxiety Disorders Association of America)

Panic Disorder (Anxiety Disorders Association of America)

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Anxiety Disorders Association of America)

Social Phobia (Anxiety Disorders Association of America)

Depression

Depression: How Psychotherapy Can Help (American Psychological Association)

Getting Motivated When You're Down (www.anthemhealth.com)

Overcoming Negative Thinking for Depression Recovery (www.anthemhealth.com)

Eating Disorders

Eating Disorder Information (www.mirror-mirror.org)

Eating Disorders: How Psychotherapy Can Help (American Psychological Association)

Health information

Health Information (MedLine Plus; includes health topics, drug information and a medical encyclopedia)

Homesickness

Overcoming Homesickness (http://www.campusblues.com/homesickness.asp)

Loneliness

Loneliness and the College Student (campusblues.com)

Racism/Prejudice

Can - or Should - America Be Color-Blind? (American Psychological Association)

Prejudice, Racism and Stereotypes (American Psychological Association)

Sexual Assault

Sexual Assault (YWCA of Richmond)

Myths About Sexual Assault (YWCA of Richmond)

Sexual Orientation

Sexual Orientation: Frequently Asked Questions (American Psychological Association)

UR Chapter of Safe Zone Virginia

Shyness

Coping With Painful Shyness (American Psychological Association)

Sleep

Healthy Sleep Tips (National Sleep Foundation)
How Much Sleep Do We Really Need? (National Sleep Foundation)
Keeping a Sleep Diary (National Sleep Foundation)
Sleep Hygiene (American Academy of Sleep Medicine)
Sleep and Learning (American Psychological Association)
Sleep and Weight Loss (American Academy of Sleep Medicine)
Sleep Drive and Your Internal Body Clock (National Sleep Foundation)
Sleepiness Diary (National Sleep Foundation; printable sleep diary in pdf format)
Sleep Disorders (American Academy of Sleep Medicine)
Sleep Quizzes (National Sleep Foundation)
Sleepiness Scale (American Academy of Sleep Medicine)

Stress

College Students and Stress (campusblues.com)

Exercise Fuels the Brain's Stress Buffers (http://apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=25)

How Stress Affects Your Body (interactive anatomy chart from APA)

Stress Smarts Quiz (on-line Stress quiz from APA)

Stress Reduction (www.anthemhealth.com)

Stress and Tobacco (American Psychological Association)

Traumatic Events

Reactions to Traumatic Events (CAPS)

Resilience in a Time of War (American Psychological Association)

Managing Traumatic Stress (American Psychological Association)

Mind/Body Health: The Effects of Traumatic Stress (American Psychological Association)

Tips for University Students: Managing Your Distress in the Aftermath of the Virginia Tech Shootings (American Psychological Association)

Trauma, Loss, and Traumatic Grief (International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies)

 

Violence

Warning Signs for Violence (American Psychological Association)

Violence in Relationships (YWCA of Richmond)

Violence in Relationships: Myths and Statistics (YWCA of Richmond)

Workplace Violence: What Organizations Can Do (American Psychological Association)