SANE Australia is a national charity helping people affected by mental illness. The website contains general information about a wide range of mental illness.
Multicultural Mental Health Australia
http://www.mmha.org.au
Added Mar 2006, as this body replaces the Australian Transcultural Mental Health Network.
Reach Out!
http://www.reachout.com.au
Reach Out! is a service that uses the Internet to
help young people get through tough times. Developed in response to
Australia's unacceptably high rates of youth suicide and attempted
suicide, Reach Out! provides much-needed information, assistance and
referrals in a format that appeals to young people.
Ethnic Mental Health Program (Aust)
http://ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au/%7eatmhn/www/members/emhp.html
The Ethnic Mental Health Program came into being to meet the identified mental health needs of non-English speaking background people. Currently the Program operates in the Chinese, Greek, Italian, Spanish-speaking and Vietnamese Communities in the greater Brisbane area.
Health Resources (US)
http://www.the-health-pages.com/resources/mental.html
This directory lists the health organizations, support groups, and government agencies that provide either free or low cost health education and information.
General Sites — Professional
Mental Health Research Institute (Aust)
http://www.mhri.edu.au/
The Mental Health Research Institute's mission is to further knowledge in mental health, behaviour and neuroscience. Researchers work to investigate the nature, origins and causes of psychiatric diseases and apply the knowledge they gain to improve diagnosis, treatment and, ultimately, prevent mental illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia.
National Association of Practising Psychiatrists (Aust)
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~napp/index.html
National Standards for Mental Health Services (Aust)
http://www.health.gov.au/hsdd/mentalhe/nmhs/stand/intro.htm
The project to develop the national standards for mental health services was funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services (CDHFS) through the Australian Health Ministers Advisory Council's (AHMAC) National MentalHealth Policy Working Group (NMHPWG) as part of the National Mental Health Strategy.
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
http://www.ranzcp.org/
The American Psychiatric Association (US)
http://www.thebody.com/apa/apapage.html
CliniWeb (US)
http://www.ohsu.edu/cliniweb/F2/F2.html#F2.418
Produced by the Oregan Health Sciences University. Many links covering a rang of mental disorders including somatoform disorders
Psychiatry On-line (UK)
http://www.priory.co.uk/psych.htm
Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK)
http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/
Alcohol and Drug dependence
Consumer Sites
Australian Drug Foundation
http://www.adf.org.au
CEIDA Centre for Education and Information on Drugs and Alcohol (Aust)
http://www.ceida.net.au
Narcotics Anonymous Australia
http://www.naoz.org.au/index.htm
Anxiety Disorders
Consumer sites
Anxiety/Panic Attack resource site (US)
http://www.anxietypanic.com/
NPAD News
http://www.npadnews.com/menu.htm
National Panic/Anxiety Disorder News (USA)
Professional sites
CRUfAD — Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety Disorders
http://www.crufad.unsw.edu.au/
Describes resources, training program, and the anxiety disorders clinic provided by this University of New South Wales Research Unit.
Bipolar disorder (manic depression)
Consumer
Fyreniyce (Aust)
http://users.wantree.com.au/~fractal/
Australian bipolar disorder website
The Society for Manic Depression (US)
http://www.societymd.org/
The Society for Manic Depression is only for Bipolar I, II, and Cyclothymic Individuals, their families, friends, and employers. We encourage visitation from anyone interested in supporting bipolar individuals and looking for more information about the disorder.
Child and adolescent mental health
Australian Early Intervention Network for Mental Health in Young People
http://www.auseinet.com/
Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (Aust)
http://www.eppic.org.au/
The Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC) is a program of North Western Health. The Centre is an integrated and comprehensive psychiatric service aimed at addressing the needs of older adolescents and young adults with emerging psychotic disorders in the western metropolitan region of Melbourne, Australia.
Dementia
Alzheimer Web
http://home.mira.net/~dhs/ad3.html
Australian Huntington's Disease Association
http://www.bbsc.vic.gov.au/i41.htm
Depression
Consumer sites
Blue Pages
http://bluepages.anu.edu.au/
BluePages provides information about depression for consumers.
It is produced by the Centre for Mental Health Research at the Australian National University and CSIRO Mathematical & Information Sciences with the assistance of an Advisory Board, 110 Ltd and feedback from consumers and health professionals.
beyondblue: the national depression initiative
http://www.beyondblue.org.au
Extensive Australian-based site with information for the general public and clinicians on depression and evidence-based treatments.
The Black Dog Institute
http://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/
The Black Dog Institute is dedicated to advancing the understanding, diagnosis and management of the depressive disorders.
Depression Central (US)
http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html
This site is a clearing house for information on all types of depressive disorders and on the most effective treatments for individuals suffering from Major Depression, Manic-Depression (Bipolar Disorder), Cyclothymia, Dysthymia and other mood disorders.
Eating disorders
Consumer sites
Eating Disorders Association (Aust)
http://www.uq.net.au/~zzedainc/
Schizophrenia
Consumer sites
Schizophrenia homepage(US)
http://www.schizophrenia.com/
Somatoform disorders
Consumer sites
Somatoform disorder information for patients from American Family Physician
http://familydoctor.org/handouts/162.html
