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ISSUES
OF COLLEGE LIFE
Changing
Relationships with Parents
Adjusting
to College
AU Multicultural
Affairs
KSU
- Crossing Cultures
Understanding
Culture Shock - Rotary Club Guide
Roommate
Relationships
Developmental
Tasks for College Students
AU Disability
Support Services
How
to Live With Your Roommate
AU
Roommate Resources Page
N.O.W. and Violence Against Women
Information about Abuse
Survivors of Childhood Abuse
Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse
Verbal Abuse
Intrusive Contact (e.g. Stalking) Following a Breakup
ALCOHOL
USE AND ABUSE
SCREENING
FOR MENTAL HEALTH - Anonymous On-Line Assessment
AU Counseling Center Resource
Page for Alcohol and Drug Use
APA
Let's Talk Facts About Substance Abuse
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
Understanding Anger:
Theories and Facts
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
APA
Let's Talk Facts About Anxiety Disorders
APA
Let's Talk Facts About Panic Disorder
How
Psychotherapy Helps
How
to Cope with Stress, Anxiety and Fears
Six
Habits that Defeat Anxiety
SCREENING FOR MENTAL HEALTH - Anonymous On-Line Assessment
NIMH Bi-Polar Disorder
APA Let's Talk Facts About Bi-Polar Disorder
The Bipolar Blog.com
DEPRESSION
SCREENING
FOR MENTAL HEALTH - Anonymous On-Line Assessment
FAWs about
Suicide and Depression
Information
about Depression
About Depression
[select Public Information > Let's Talk Facts> Depression]
What
To Do When a Friend is Depressed
Depression and Suicide
Depression
vs. Sadness
Seasonal Affective
Disorder (S.A.D.)
When You're Down or
Moody...
APA Let's Talk Facts
About Depression
APA Briefing
Sheet - Women and Depression
Depression
- What is it? What to do about it?
How Psychotherapy
Helps
NIMH
Depression
NIHM
The Invisible Disease Depression
DRUG
USE AND ABUSE
USDHHS and SAMHSA Alcohol
and Drug Facts
DEA Drug Descriptions
APA
Let's Talk Facts About Substance Abuse
Abuse of Prescription
Drugs
Fact Sheets on Drugs of
Abuse
Cocaine,
Heroin
Inhalants
Ketamine
DEA
FacSheet on Rohypnol
Rohypnol
GHB
("Jib") Quick Facts
Anabolic
Steroid Abuse
NIDA
Q&A About Steroids
APA
Let's Talk Facts About Stopping Smoking
National Instutute on Drug Abuse
Over-the-Counter Cough/Cold
Meds (Triple C) - USDHHS Alcohol and Drug Info
Cough/Cold
Meds - CBS news
Cough/Cold
Meds
- Univ Texas Health and Science Center
About
Addiction - Narconon of Southern
CA
EATING
DISORDERS
SCREENING
FOR MENTAL HEALTH - Anonymous On-Line Assessment
NIMH - Information
about Eating Disorders
ANRED - Information about Eating Disorders
"Something Fishy"
- Information about Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders -
Myths
Information
about Eating Disorders
Disordered
Eating and Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders Referral and Information
Center
APA Let's
Talk Facts About Eating Disorders
Is
Food A Problem?
GRIEF
AND LOSS (SEE ALSO DEPRESSION)
Death,
Loss, and Grief
The
Death of a Relationship
Coping
With A Broken Relationship
Life
After Loss: Dealing with Grief
Coping
with Loss
About Bereavement
LEARNING
DISABILITIES AND
ATTENTION DEFICIT / HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (AD/HD)
Ask
Noah about LD
National Resource Center - Information
about ADH
NIMH - Information
about ADHD
British
site about Asperger's Syndrome
APA Fact
Sheet on ADHD
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
APA
Let's Talk Facts About Psychiatric Medications
Free Medications in Clinical Trials
Abuse of Prescription
Drugs
NIDA
- Prescription Drug Abuse and Addiction
APA Psychiatric
Medications
NIMH Facts About OCD
APA Let's Talk Facts About OCD
Treatment of OCD
PSYCHOTHERAPY
American Psychiatric Association: Psychotherapy
American Psychological Association: How to Find Help Through Psychotherapy
The Effectiveness of Psychotherapy: The Consumer Reports Study
About Psychotherapy
APA Choosing a Psychiatrist
Choosing a Therapist
APA Let's Talk Facts About Psychotherapy POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) AND TRAUMA
SCREENING FOR MENTAL HEALTH - Anonymous On-Line Assessment
National Center for PTSD
NIMH Facts About PTSD
Experiencing or Witnessing a Traumatic Event
Coping with A Sudden Terrible Event
APA Let's Talk Facts About PTSD
APA Fact Sheet - When Disaster Strikes
Managing Traumatic Stress - Tips for Recovery
The Road to Resiliance
RAPE / SEXUAL ASSAULT
Long-Term Reactions to Rape
Sexual Assault and Rape
Psychological and Emotional Reactions of Rape Victims
Date and Acquaintance Rape
Date Rape Prevention
Becoming Whole Again - Healing from a Sexua Assault
National Center for Victims of Crime
RELATIONSHIPS
Changing Relationships with Parents
Becoming Open to Others
Friendship Building
Handling Common Relationship Problems
Is Your Relationship Heading into Dangerous Territory?
How to Live With Your Roommate
Roommate Relationships
Building Healthy Relationships
Intrusive Contact (e.g., Stalking) Following a Breakup RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY, CULTS
Going to Class or Mass? Getting Religion at College
Conversion Experience (American students converting to Islam)
Finding One's Way Spiritually
How Students can be Targets of Cults
Information about Cults
American University Kay Spiritual Life Center
SCHIZOPHRENIA
NIMH
Schizophrenia
Basic
Facts about Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
- Q&A
Diagnosis
of Schizophrenia
SEXUAL
ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY
AU Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans/Ally
Resource Center
Whitman-Walker Clinic - Washington area
clinic for GLBT counseling, health and other services
Youth Resource: Support for LGBT
youth
Parents, Friends,and Family of Lesbians and
Gays
Transgender
Education Association, DC
Amerian
Psychological Association - Sexual Orientation
SELF
INJURY (CUTTING, HAIR PULLING, ETC.)
Self Abuse Finally
Ends (S.A.F.E.) Alternatives
Self-Injury:
Types, Causes, and Treatments
Suffering
in Silence
SLEEP
How
to Get a Good Night's Sleep
Sleep-Inducing
Techniques
Sweet Dreams:
Sleep Etiquette for College Students
Better
Sleep Council
National
Sleep Foundation
SMOKING
- QUITTING TOBACCO
CDC You Can Quit Smoking
CDC Quitting Tips
I QUIT!
Complete
Guide to Quitting - American Cancer Society
Help
for Cravings and Tough Situations - American Cancer Society
UCanBreathe.com
American
Lung Association - On Line Smoking Cessation Program (free!)
Office of the Surgeon General
- Tobacco Cessation Guidelines
AU Counseling Center Resource
Page - Quitting Smoking
APA Let's Talk
Facts About Quitting Smoking
Stress - How Can I Cope?
Resources for Coping with Stress
Managing Stress
STUDY
SKILLS
SUNY
at Buffalo - Study Strategies - Anxiety, Procrastination, Time Management
How to Approach
a Professor for Help
Time Management
Standardized Test Preparation:
ETS (Educational
Testing Service)
GRE Preparation
LSAT Preparation
GMAT
Preparation
Academic Support
Services at American Univeristy
Virginia
Tech - Study Skills Self Help
SUICIDE
(SEE ALSO DEPRESSION)
SCREENING
FOR MENTAL HEALTH - Anonymous On-Line Assessment
Information about Suicide
Depression
and Suicide
Ways
to Help Yourself When You Are Feeling Suicidal
Suicide FAQs for Young People
Suicidal
Crisis
Ask
NOAH About Suicide
NIMH
FAQs About Suicide
NIMH What To Do
When a Friend Is Depressed
Helping Someone
in a Suicidal Crisis
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education - SAVE
Hopeline - About Depression
and Suicide
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
How Can I Tell If Suicide Is a Possibility?
Helping Someone in a Suicidal Crisis
Dealing With An Alcoholic Family Member or Friend
Worried About Someone at AU?
What To Do When a Friend is Depressed
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