Patient Resources
Getting
Help
To
get a referral to a mental health professional in your local area, or to obtain
information on self-help groups and other resources located near you, Each group
has developed its own procedures for referrals and has information on cities
throughout the United States.
Organizations
Following is a list of mental health organizations to help you find more
information about anxiety disorders and related issues. CMRIS is not responsible
for the contents of any website listed.
American
Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
3615 Wisconsin Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20016
(202) 966-730
Internet: http://www.aacap.org
Call or write for referral information about child and adolescent psychiatrists
in your area. (A child psychiatrist is a physician with five additional years of
training beyond medical school in child, adolescent and general
psychiatry.)
American
Counseling Association
801 N. Fairfax St., Suite 304
Alexandria, VA 22314
(800) 326-2642
Internet: http://www.counseling.org
Call or write for referral information about counselors in your area.
American
Psychiatric Association
Public Affairs Office, Suite 501
1400 K St., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 682-6220
Internet: http://www.psych.org
For referral information about psychiatrists in your area, call or write the APA
Public Affairs office.
American
Psychological Association
750 First St., N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20002
(202) 336-5800
Internet: http://helping.apa.org
Call or write for referral information about psychologists in your area.
Association
for Advancement of Behavior Therapy
305 Seventh Ave., 16th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 647-1890
Call or write AABT to request a list of mental health professionals in your
state who use behavior therapy and/or cognitive behavior therapy - forms of
treatment that are usually goal-oriented, short-term, and drug free. Sent with
it is the brochure “Guidelines for Choosing a Behavior Therapist.” AABT
request $5.00 to cover its postage and handling costs.
National
Institute of Mental Health
Public Inquiries, Rm. 8184, MSC 9663
6001 Executive Blvd.
Bethesda, MD 20892
National
Alliance for the Mentally Ill
200 N. Glebe Rd., Suite 1015
Arlington, VA 22201
(800) 950-NAMI
Internet: http://www.nami.org
For help in finding self-help groups, NAMI can provide phone numbers of state
and regional chapters and affiliates in your area.
National
Association of Social Workers
Clinical Registrar Office
750 First St., N.E., Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20002-4241
(800) 638-8799
Internet: http://www.naswdc.org
Call or write for referrals to qualified clinical social workers in your area.
National
Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association
730 N. Franklin, Suite 501
Chicago, IL 60610
(800) 826-3632
Call or write for a list of support groups in your area. National Mental Health Association
1021 Prince St.
Alexandria, VA 22314-2971
(703) 684-7722 or (800) 969-NMHA
Internet: http://www.nmha.org
Call or write for a list of affiliate mental health organizations in your area
who can provide resources and information about self-help groups, treatment
professionals and community clinics. (Include $1.00 for postage and
handling.)
National
Foundation for Depressive Illness
P.O. Box 2257
New York, NY 10116
(212) 268-4260
(212) 268-4434 FAX
1-800-248-4344
National
Mental Health Association
1021 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-2971
(703) 684-7722
(703) 684-5968 FAX
1-800-969-NMHA (6642)
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Self-Help
Groups
The following lay organizations can provide additional referral information on
national and local self-help groups. Several also provide monthly publications
as well as guidelines and materials for starting a self-help group.
American
Self-Help Clearinghouse
Northwest Covenant Medical Center
25 Pocono Rd.
Denville, NJ 07834
(800) 367-6724 (in NJ)
(201) 625-9565 (outside NJ)
Internet: http://www.cmhc.com/selfhelp/
Founded in 1990 National network
National
Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help
Clearinghouse
1211 Chesnut St.
Suite 1000
Philadelphia, PA 1910
(800) 553-4539 or (215) 735-6082
Internet: http://www.libertynet.org/~mha/cl_house.html
Founded in 1985 National network
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