Self Help
On-Line Library
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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
How
to Live With Your Roommate
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
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
SCREENING FOR MENTAL HEALTH - Anonymous On-Line Assessment
NIMH Bi-Polar Disorder
The Bipolar Blog.com
DEPRESSION
SCREENING
FOR MENTAL HEALTH - Anonymous On-Line Assessment
FAWs about
Suicide and Depression
Information
about 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
DEA
FacSheet on Rohypnol
Anabolic
Steroid Abuse
NIDA
Q&A About Steroids
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
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
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
Treatment of OCD
PSYCHOTHERAPY
American Psychological Association: How to Find Help Through Psychotherapy
About Psychotherapy
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) AND TRAUMA
SCREENING FOR MENTAL HEALTH - Anonymous On-Line Assessment
Experiencing or Witnessing a Traumatic Event
Coping with A Sudden Terrible Event
Managing Traumatic Stress - Tips for Recovery
The Road to Resiliance
RAPE / SEXUAL ASSAULT
Date and Acquaintance Rape
Date Rape Prevention
RELATIONSHIPS
Friendship Building
How to Live With Your Roommate
Building Healthy Relationships
RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY, CULTS
Information about Cults
American University Kay Spiritual Life Center
SCHIZOPHRENIA
NIMH
Schizophrenia
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
Better
Sleep Council
National
Sleep Foundation
SMOKING
- QUITTING TOBACCO
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
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
Depression
and Suicide
Suicide FAQs for Young People
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?
Worried About Someone at AU?
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