Here's a great site to go to when you're not sure if what you're reading or hearing is true, including about COVID-19:
What to know about COVID-19 from the Centers for Disease Control:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
Positive news, even amidst the COVID-19 pandemic:
https://www.positive.news/tag/covid-19/
Finding connection and staying connected during the COVID quarantine:
Tips for making your relationship stay strong during the COVID crisis:
https://parade.com/1010961/jessicasager/marriage-tips-coronavirus/
Good article and graphic reminder of what we can, can't change during COVID crisis:
Summary of the most important ideas from the Happiness Course at Yale:
https://bestlifeonline.com/yale-happiness-course
Gottman Building Trust (in relationships) video (
Only 5 mins long, but some good, practical ideas in it):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rgWnadSi91s
Good article (+ embedded TED.com video) on importance of perseverance/grit to success:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tedtalks/angela-lee-duckworth-tedtalk_b_4277459.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009
Self-esteem vs self-compassion video (5 mins) by Kristin Neff:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYqjV-KgCic
Greater Good website from Berkeley University, which focuses on optimal psychological, holistic health of a life
with meaning:
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu
Positive Psychology, which focuses on strengths and thriving:
Carol Dweck's research on the importance of a growth mindset in life and parenting:
https://www.mindsetworks.com/science/
Best CBT-relevant quotes categorized 6-7-16
How a Challenging Past Can Lead to a Happier Present URL 2-15
short article on how the painful past need not define or limit you as much as you'd think:
http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_a_challenging_past_can_lead_to_a_happier_present
Hidden power of introverts TED.com talk URL 11-14
Susan Cain talks in this video about how it's not bad for one to be introspective and quieter than some others:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tedtalks/susan-cain-ted-introverts_b_5850718.html
Sweet story and pictures of kindness, inclusion of a father-of-the-bride at wedding:
The world-renowned Mayo Clinic offers suggestions on adopting and keeping to a healthy lifestyle:
http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle
Video about 54 mins. long by Tara Brach from Fight-Flight-Freeze to Attend-Befriend 4-30-14
Tara Brach video on The Dance with Pain
52 mins Mindfulness talk which focuses on challenges of physical pain and how resistance to what is
increases our suffering. Recorded 7/8/15
Importance of Exercise on Mental Health Recovery:
TED Talk on benefits of exercise on the brain
How small dose exercise helps prevent depression
How resistance exercise reduces depression
Mental Health Links
The following links are listed to provide you with additional online mental health care information and
counseling resources.
Addiction and Recovery
Alcoholics Anonymous
Center for On-Line Addiction
SAMHSA's Substance Abuse/Addiction
SAMHSA's Treatment and Recovery
Web of Addictions
Anxiety Disorders
Answers to Your Questions About Panic Disorder
National Center for PTSD
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), Mayo Clinic
International OCD Foundation
Calm Clinic
Associations & Institutes
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
American Counseling Association
American Psychiatric Association
American Psychological Association
Association for Psychological Science
Canadian Mental Health Association
Center for Mental Health Services
National Institute of Mental Health
Mental Health America
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Academy of Cognitive Therapy
Anxiety & Depression Association of America
Association of Behavioral & Cognitive Therapies
http://www.abct.org/Information/?
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADDA - Attention Deficit Disorder Association
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, NIMH
Born to Explore: The Other Side of ADD/ADHD
Child Abuse and Domestic Violence
Childhelp USA®
SAMHSA's Children and Families
SAMHSA's Protection and Advocacy
Questions and Answers about Memories of Childhood Abuse
The National Domestic Violence Hotline Website
Chronic Fatigue
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Depression
Bipolar Disorder News - Pendulum.org
Depression and How Therapy Can Help
Depression Screening
Depression Test, Symptoms of Depression, Signs of Depression
Developmental Disorders
Asperger's Disorder
NeuroWeb
Yale Autism Program
Diagnosis
DSM-IV-TR: Diagnoses and Criteria
Dissociation and Traumatic Stress
Sidran Traumatic Stress Institute
Eating Disorders
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Something Fishy
Journals & Magazines
ADHD Report
Anxiety, Stress and Coping
Autism
Childhood
Contemporary Hypnosis
Dementia
Depression and Anxiety
Drug and Alcohol Review
Dyslexia
Early Child Development and Care
Eating Disorders
Educational Assessment
Journal of Gambling Studies
Journal of Happiness Studies
Journal of Mental Health and Aging
Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy
Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Language and Cognitive Processes
Loss, Grief & Care
Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
Metaphor and Symbol
Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
Parenting
Personal Relationships
Personality and Individual Differences
Psychiatric Bulletin
Psychology of Men & Masculinity
Psychology Today
Stress and Health
Studies in Gender and Sexuality
Substance Abuse
Trauma, Violence & Abuse
Medications and Health Supplements
Drug Interactions, Drugs.com
Drug Interactions, DIRECT
Medical Dictionary
Medications, FDA
Medication, Internet Mental Health
Medications, PDR
Medline, Comparison
Multivitamins
Mental Health Care General Links
CounsellingResource.com
Internet Mental Health
Let’s Talk Facts, APA
Mental Health Counselor Resources, About.com
Mental Help Net
PsychCentral.com
University of Michigan Health Library
Web Sites You Can Trust, Medical Library Association
Personality Disorders
Mental Help Net - Personality Disorders
Personality Disorders - Focus Adolescent Counselor Services
Suicide Awareness and Hotlines
SAMHSA's Suicide Prevention
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
Suicide: Read This First
Additional Mental Health Care & Counseling Resources
Disaster/Trauma
HIV/AIDS
Keirsey (Myers-Briggs) Temperament Sorter
Signs of Menopause, Symptoms of Menopause
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