The Affective Friends SIG is not meant to replace the advice of mental health professionals. These sites are meant merely to educate. Use your own discretion as to their accuracy.

updated August 10, 2007

To find out about discounted/free medication programs, see the Patient Assistance Programs page.

Psychological Theories

• Academy of Cognitive Therapy Allows you to find a therapist in your area
• CG Jung Homepage
• Classical Adlerian Psychology
• Cognitive Therapy Pages
• Rational Emotive Therapy, Albert Ellis Institute
• Psychotherapy for People with Depression
• University of Adelaide Guides: Theories and Theorists
• University of Adelaide Guides: Mental Health Art Collections and Art Therapy

General Treatment Sites

• List of Psychotropic Medications NEW
• AlternativeDepressionTherapy.com
• Antidepressants and Breastfeeding, Medline Abstracts
• Commonly Prescribed Psychotropic Medications
• Depression Treatments: What are the most effective approaches?
• Dr. Bob's Psychopharmacology Tips
• Ethnic Psychopharmacology
• druginfonet.com
• "Expert Consensus Treatment Guidelines" series, for Bipolar Disorder; Depressive disorders in older patients; Behavioral Emergencies; Psychiatric and Behavioral Problems in the mentally retarded; PTSD; Schizophrenia and OCD
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• Food and Mood Project
• Got the bedroom blues? Sexual Side effects of antidepressants
• Madison Institute of Medicine (Information on Lithium, Bipolar Disorder, and OCD)
• Medications for Bipolar Disorder
• Mental Health Part D: Essential Medicare Drug Prescription Plan Resource for the Mental Health Community
• NIMH Medication List
• Neurosciences on the Internet - includes page of journals with full text on the Internet
• Nom dePlume's Guide to Medicine for Mental Health
• Norfolk (UK) Mental Health Center
• Medication, Pregnancy and Lactation
• Orthomolecular Treatment and Research Institute
• Overview of psychiatric medications
• Psychiatric Medications for Adults and Children
• Safe Harbor, Alternative Mental Health Practitioners Directory
• Trade and Generic Names of Psychiatric Medications
• University of Adelaide Guide: Evidence Based Medicines
• University of Adelaide Guide: Psychiatric (and Other) Drug Information
• Use of Antidepressants in treating bipolar disorder
• WhatMeds.com "information about psychatric medications for kids and young people"

Clinical Trials

• Center Watch Clinical Trials Listing Services

Non-drug treatments

• Electroshock Therapy (ECT)
• ECT.org
• EMDR
• MRI helps Depressed and Manic Depressives
• NIH National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
• Omega 3 Fatty Acids as a treatment for Bipolar Disorder
• Society for Light Treatment and Biological Rhythms
• Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD)
• University of Adelaide Guide: Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

Mood Stabilizers

• The Psychopharmacology of Bipolar Disorder
• Recent Developments in Atypical Antipsychotic Medications
• Abilify (Aripiprazole)
• Abilify (on wiki) NEW
• Abilify
• Carbamazepine (sold under the brand-names Biston, Calepsin, Carbatrol, Epitol, Equetro, Finlepsin, Sirtal, Stazepine, Tegretol, Telesmin, Timonil)
• Depakote, Divalproex Sodium, Depakene, Valproic Acid
• Depakote
• Geodon (Ziprasidone)
• Lamictal, Lamotrigine
• Safety and tolerability of lamotrigine for bipolar disorder
• Lithium Information Center
• Lithium Carbonate (Lithane, Carbolith, Cibalith-S, Duralith, Eskalith, Lithane, Lithizane, Lithobid, Lithonate, Lithotabs)
• Neurontin, Gabapentin
• Risperdal (Risperidone)
• Seroquel (quetiapine fumarate)
• Tegretol, carbamazepine
• Topiramate, Topamax
• Trileptal (Oxcarzepine, carbamazepine)
• Zyprexa, Olanzpine
• Zyprexa

Antidepressants

• The course and treatment of Atypical Depression
• Amitriptyline (Elavil, Endep)
• Amitriptyline, Elavil
• Amoxapine, Asendin
• Anafranil, Clomipramine
• Anafranil
• Celexa, Citalopram
• Cymbalta (duloxetine)
• Desipramine, Norpramine, Petrofane
• Desipramine
• Doxepin, Adapin, Sinequan
• Effexor, Venlafaxine
• Effexor XR (extended release)
• Imipramine, Tofranil, Janimine
• Lexapro
• Luvox, fluvoxamine
• Maprotiline, Ludiomil
• Marplan, Isocarboxazid
• Moclobemide, Manerix, Aurorix
• Nardil, Phenelzine
• Nardil
• Neurontin (Gabapentin) for unipolar depression
• Nortiptyline, Pamelor, Aventyl
• Parnate, Tranylcypromine
• Protriptyline, Vivactil, Triptil
• Prozac, Fluoxetine
• Prozac
• Prozac, Luvox, Zoloft, Paxil and other Prozac-like Drugs
• Psoriasis Drug May Also Fight Depression
• Reboxetine, Edronax
• Remeron, Mirtazapine
• Remeron
• Remeron SolTab
• Serzone, Nefazodone
• Trazodone, Desyrel, Trazone
• Treatment of refractory depression with high-dose thyroxine (aka Synthroid)
• Trimiprimine, Surmontil
• Use of T3 Thyroid Hormone to Treat Depression
• Wellbutrin XL, buproprion
• Zoloft
• MAOs
• MAO Diet

Anti-Anxiety Agents

• Alprazolam, Alplax, Alviz, Alzolam, Alprax, Apo-Alpraz, Constan, Kalma, Ralozam, Restyl, Solanax, Tranax, Trankimazin, Tranquinal, Tafil, Xanax, Xanor, Zamhexal, Zolarem
• Alprazolam, Alplax, Alviz, Alzolam, Alprax, Apo-Alpraz, Constan, Kalma, Ralozam, Restyl, Solanax, Tranax, Trankimazin, Tranquinal, Tafil, Xanax, Xanor, Zamhexal, Zolarem
• Ativan, Lorazepam, Alazapam
• Ativan (wiki) NEW
• Ativan
• Bromazepam - marketed under brand names Compendium�, Creosedin�, Durazanil�, Lectopam�, Lexaurin�, Lexomil�, Lexotan�, Lexotanil�, Normoc�, Somalium�
• Chlorodiazepoxide, Librium, Libratalis
• Chlorodiazepoxide, Librium
• Clonazepam, Klonopin, Rivotril
• Equanil, Meprobamate
• Oxazepam Serax
• Propranolol, Inderal
• Valium, T-Quill, Diazepam
• Zoloft

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