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ISSUES OF COLLEGE LIFE ABUSE OR VIOLENCE IN RELATIONSHIPS ALCOHOL USE AND ABUSE ANGER AND ANGER MANAGEMENT ANXIETY AND PANIC BIPOLAR DISORDER (MANIC-DEPRESSION) DEPRESSION DRUG USE AND ABUSE EATING DISORDERS GRIEF AND LOSS LEARNING DISABILITIES AND AD/HD MEDICATION OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD) PSYCHOTHERAPY

PTSD (POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER) AND TRAUMA RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT RELATIONSHIPS RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY, CULTS SCHIZOPHRENIA SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY SELF-INJURY (CUTTING, HAIR PULLING ETC) SLEEP AND SLEEP DISORDERS SMOKING - QUITTING TOBACCO STRESS STUDY SKILLS SUICIDE SUPPORT GROUPS WORRIED ABOUT SOMEONE?

ISSUES OF COLLEGE LIFE
AU Multicultural Affairs
KSU - Crossing Cultures
Understanding Culture Shock - Rotary Club Guide
Developmental Tasks for College Students
AU Disability Support Services
AU Roommate Resources Page

ABUSE OR VIOLENCE IN RELATIONSHIPS
N.O.W. and Violence Against Women
Survivors of Childhood Abuse
Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse

ALCOHOL USE AND ABUSE
SCREENING FOR MENTAL HEALTH - Anonymous On-Line Assessment
AU Counseling Center Resource Page for Alcohol and Drug Use
NIAAA How to Cut Down on Your Drinking

ANGER AND ANGER MANAGEMENT
Controlling Anger Before it Controls You - APA
Anger Tool Kit : Four Proven Techniques for Managing Anger
Anger and Agression

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ANXIETY AND PANIC
SCREENING FOR MENTAL HEALTH - Anonymous On-Line Assessment
NIMH Anxiety Disorders (Panic, Phobias, OCD, PTSD, GAD) 
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
Test Anxiety and Study Skills
Test Anxiety
How Psychotherapy Helps
How to Cope with Stress, Anxiety and Fears
Six Habits that Defeat Anxiety

DEPRESSION
SCREENING FOR MENTAL HEALTH - Anonymous On-Line Assessment
FAWs about Suicide and Depression 
Depression and Suicide
Depression vs. Sadness
Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.)
APA Briefing Sheet - Women and Depression
How Psychotherapy Helps
NIMH Depression

DRUG USE AND ABUSE
USDHHS and SAMHSA Alcohol and Drug Facts
DEA Drug Descriptions
Fact Sheets on Drugs of Abuse
Cocaine, Heroin
Inhalants
Anabolic Steroid Abuse
NIDA Q&A About Steroids
National Instutute on Drug Abuse
Cough/Cold Meds - CBS news
Cough/Cold Meds - Univ Texas Health and Science Center

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EATING DISORDERS
SCREENING FOR MENTAL HEALTH - Anonymous On-Line Assessment
NIMH - Information about Eating Disorders
"Something Fishy" - Information about Eating Disorders
Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders Referral and Information Center

GRIEF AND LOSS (SEE ALSO DEPRESSION)
Death, Loss, and Grief 
About Bereavement

LEARNING DISABILITIES AND
ATTENTION DEFICIT / HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (AD/HD)

National Resource Center - Information about ADH
NIMH - Information about ADHD
British site about Asperger's Syndrome
Academic Support Services at AU
Disability Support Services at AU

MEDICATIONS (PSYCHIATRIC)
NIMH - Information about Medications
Look up a particular medication - HealthTouch
Look up a particular medication - HealtSquare
Free Medications in Clinical Trials

STUDY SKILLS
SUNY at Buffalo - Study Strategies - Anxiety, Procrastination, Time Management
How to Approach a Professor for Help
Time Management
ETS (Educational Testing Service)
GRE Preparation
LSAT Preparation
GMAT Preparation
Academic Support Services at American Univeristy
Virginia Tech - Study Skills Self Help

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SUICIDE (SEE ALSO DEPRESSION)
SCREENING FOR MENTAL HEALTH - Anonymous On-Line Assessment
Depression and Suicide
Suicide FAQs for Young People
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education - SAVE
Hopeline - About Depression and Suicide

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SUPPORT GROUPS
"S.M.A.R.T"
Alcohol Anonymous (AA) 
Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA) 
 Al-Anon
 Gamblers Anonymous (GA)
 Overeaters Anonymous (OA)
Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
Cocaine Anonymous (CA)
Support Groups at AU Counseling Center

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