Floods in West Africa raise major health risks Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:30:00 +0200 19 August 2008 -- Rising flood waters across West Africa are intensifying health risks for millions of people, and adding to the impact of the food price crisis. International aid is needed since heavy rains could exacerbate health threats for conditions including malaria, diarrhoea and other potentially fatal communicable diseases. WHO launches new HIV/AIDS guide to help countries reach universal access Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:15:00 +0200 5 August 2008 -- At the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, WHO launched a package of priority interventions designed to help low- and middle-income countries move towards universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support. WHO and World Bank join forces for better results from global health investments Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:00:00 +0200 5 August 2008 -- As delegates gather at the International AIDS Conference (3-8 August), WHO and the World Bank address the pressing global debate around health systems and initiatives in specific aspects of health, nutrition and population. Targeted action on HIV and tuberculosis needed to reach drug users Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200 4 August 2008 -- Health and criminal justice authorities need to provide targeted services to drug users, especially those who inject drugs, to prevent and treat tuberculosis (TB) and HIV. TB is a major cause of death for people living with HIV, but drug users who are HIV-positive face stigma, discrimination and barriers to accessing life-saving treatments. World breastfeeding week 2008: going for the gold by supporting mothers to breastfeed Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200 1 August 2008 -- WHO is pleased to join the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action in celebrating World Breastfeeding Week from 1 to 7 August 2008. This year's theme is "going for the gold by supporting mothers to breastfeed". UNITAID, UNICEF and WHO announce massive scale-up in fight against HIV in mothers and children Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:30:00 +0200 31 July 2008 -- As the world's leaders and AIDS community gather in Mexico for the biennial global conference on HIV and AIDS, UNITAID, UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) today announced an infusion of $50 million aimed at halting mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
404Abuse in Psychotherapy - Site to raise consciousness and provide support for patients/clients who are, or have been, verbally and emotionally abuse by psychotherapists - includes checklists and discussion.
Alternative Mental Health - A resource page about alternatives to the traditional, medical model-based, mental health system.
Alternative Mental Health.com - Alternative Mental Health.com is a guide to alternative mental health(non-psychiatric, health-oriented). The site features a directory of practitioners, organizations and experts from several countries.
Meta Description: [ a nonprofit organization that promotes alternative treatments for mental health problems. ]
As For The Sky, Falling - A book that combines a first-person account of life on a psychiatric ward with a critical analysis of the psychiatric system.
Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation - A research, training, and service organization dedicated to improving the lives of people who have psychiatric disabilities.
Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology - Peter R. Breggin, M.D. founded The International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology (ICSPP) as a nonprofit research and educational network 25 years ago and warns the media and the public about the potential dangers of drugs, electroshock, psychosurgery, and the biological theories of psychiatry.
Meta Description: [ Peter R. Breggin MD, psychiatrist, author and medical expert provides up to date information on psychiatric drugs, adverse drug effects, and recent criminal, malpractice, and product liability cases., What your doctor may not know about: how psychiatric drugs really work, adverse drug effects, FD... ]
Crazy Therapies - Review of a guide to recognizing an incompetent, immoral or quack therapist.
Meta Description: [ over 400 skeptical definitions and essays
on occult, paranormal,supernatural and pseudoscientific
ideas and practices with references to the best skeptical literature ]
Essays on Psychology and Life - Essays on therapy, failed therapy, managed care, the Columbine High School massacre, Bill Clinton's attention deficit disorder, and other mental health topics.
Meta Description: [ Essays on Psychology and Life ]
Interview with Bryant Welch, JD, PhD - Risk management issues for mental health professionals.
Meta Description: [ Risk management issues for mental health professionals ]
404KEN: Monthly Mental Health Activities and Events - The Knowledge Exchange Network promotes the mental health aspect of national health events and awareness days in its new monthly Highlights section.
Meta Description: [ SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center promotes the mental health aspect of national health events and awareness days in its new monthly Highlights section. ]
Mental Illness Education Project: Fighting Stigma - The social stigma of mental illness makes it harder for those affected to cope with and accept the illness, undermines treatment and recovery, and exacerbates the problems of family members who participate in care. Stigma also diminishes the support given to the professionals who endeavor to provide that care.
Mind, Body and Society - Enquiry and research on the interplay between mind, body, and society. Includes sections on consciousness, psychosis, imagination, health, sickness, and death.
404Psychiatry Anti-Psychiatry Re-visited - David Coopers' discoveries in psychodynamics of Schizophrenia and his criticisms of psychiatry.
Meta Description: [ The psycho-dynamics of schizophrenia based on the work of David Cooper. ]
Report Psychiatric Abuse - Citizens' Commission on Human Rights (CCHR)Database of psychiatric crimes; form for reporting psychiatric abuses; video presentation.
Simmons Longitudinal Study - A mental health study in the United States where a group of respondents have been followed since preschool in order to track their adaptation and development across their life span.
Meta Description: [ Simmons School of Social Work ]
Stepping into the Light - Fighting the Stigma of Mental Illness:a forum on mental illness, presenting accurate, up to date information
Meta Description: [ Stepping into the light looks at mental illness, psychiatric conditions like schizophrenia, stigmas of mental illness, mental health in general, most common are depression, bipolar disorder/manic-depression, and schizophrenia ]
Support Groups Chats For Mental Health - Information and communities for depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and other metal conditions. Includes news, editorials and chat.
Meta Description: [ Caring support, depression chat, mental health chat, Bipolar, Schizophrenia, Panic disorder, OCD, PTSD, anxiety disorder, panic anxiety, bipolar, manic depression and mental health ]
The First Grrrl - She spent years championing the rights of the disabled and the forgotten. When she became the underdog in her own life, she struggled just as fiercely to save herself.
The Future of Psychiatry - A research account into the logical status of theories used in psychiatry which concludes that psychiatry is not a science.
The Stigma of CineMania - Created to expose the role of the media in promoting the stigmas associated with mental illness.
Meta Description: [ The role of the media in perpetuating stigma. Tracing the history of mental illness through pictures. Turning mental patients into criminals. Forced Treatment vs. Human Rights. ]
The Thomas S. Szasz Cybercenter for Liberty and Responsibility - Advances the debate about Thomas S. Szasz's basic ideas and their practical applications.
Meta Description: [ The purpose of this site is to advance the debate about Thomas S. Szasz's basic ideas and their practical applications. ]
Therapy Abuse - A site for survivors of therapy abuse and supportive others.
Meta Description: [ A site for individuals abused while in therapy ]
Till Death Do Us Part: The Marriage of Art and Madness - Graduate thesis exploring the relationship between art and madness.
Meta Description: [ Influences: Rothko, Tapies, Turner...Site contains images, bio, statement, links. ]
