Mental Health Links

 

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Clinical Sites

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General
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Internet Mental Health (an award-winning site covering all sorts of mental illness information, including diagnosis, treatment, and additional links to diagnosis-related sites)

 
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National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)

 
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National Mental Health Association

 
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National Institute of Mental Health (latest research findings and information on variety of mental illness diagnoses)

 
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Anxiety Disorders
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Anxiety Disorders Association of America (information for patients and families on all types of anxiety disorders)

 
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Cognitive Disorders
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UCLA Memory and Aging Research Center (information on Alzheimer's Disease and other dementias)

 
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Alzheimer Research Forum (information on Alzheimer's Disease for patients, families, physicians, and researchers)

 
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Harvard Medical School's Whole Brain Atlas (brain imaging and degenerative brain diseases)

 
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Mood Disorders
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Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (a national patient-driven support organization)

 
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Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation

 
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Harvard Bipolar Research Program (good information, as well as charts for self-monitoring symptoms)

 
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Substance Abuse/Dependence
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alcoholMD.com (a portal site for professionals and patients regarding alcoholism and its treatment)

 

 

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Patient Rights / Managed (Mangled) Care Information

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The Center for Patient Advocacy (a grassroots advocacy group lobbying for a return to the traditional physician-patient relationship, with medical decision-making performed by <gasp> medical personnel)

 

 

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Other Sites

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HelpingPatients.org (a database of pharmaceutical company based programs for helping financially strapped patient obtain free or discounted meds.  Sponsored by Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of American (PhRMA)

 
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The Medicine Program (assists financially-strapped patients with locating and procuring free medications.  However, if you're already one of our patients, check with us first as we have many of the necessary forms at our office.)

 
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Bridges to Access (company-sponsored program for GlaxoWellcome & GlaxoSmithKline meds at reduced or no cost.  This includes Wellbutrin-SR, Paxil, Paxil-CR.  Alternately, call 1-866-PATIENT.)

 
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Pfizer Connection to Care (allows low-income patients to obtain a 90-day supply of Pfizer meds, including Zoloft.)

 
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Pfizer for Living (allows low-income seniors to obtain a "Share Card" which will allow them to buy a 30-day supply of Pfizer prescription medicine for $15.  This includes Zoloft, Neurontin, Lipitor, Norvasc, and others.  Alternately, call 1-800-717-6005.)

 
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Together Rx (a discount Rx card for Medicare patients making less than $28,000/year ($38,000 for couples).  20-40% discounts on Rx meds from numerous companies, including Novartis, Abbott, AstraZeneca, Aventis, Ortho-McNeil, Bristol-Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, and Janssen.)

 
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Needy Meds (suggestions for obtaining low-cost medication)