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In this 'psychiatry resource page' we have collected the best tools like free e-books, journals, patient education handouts… and other peer reviewed reference as shown in the table above. To find info on a related topic see our list at the 'mental health / therapy' page, or at the "pull down menu" below. Each page has similar format, but different contents.

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Editorial & "Editor's pick":

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A resource to increase your empathy & understanding of your patients:
virtual psychosis, virtual paranoia, virtual depression, virtual bipolar disorders, with special effects - in progress.

Editorial Board,
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Founding editor: Peter Migaly, M.D.

Brief biography:
Peter Migaly, M.D. is Board Certified in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and is Board Certified in Pain Management by the American Academy of Pain Management.

He received his postgraduate training at the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota, at St. Francis Medical Center, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and at Yale University (elective rotation) in New Haven, Connecticut.
He has 33 publications (five book chapters and one book). He attended numerous conferences on psychotherapy since 1982.
Dr. Migaly's practice is at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. Dr. Migaly is the recipient of "America's Top Psychiatrists" award.

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Associations/Organizations:
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American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: http://www.aacap.org/,
American Psychiatric Association: http://www.psych.org/,
American Psychological Association: http://www.apa.org/,
Society of Biological Psychiatry: http://www.sobp.org/,
Canadian Psychiatric Association : http://cpa.medical.org/,
American Psychiatric Nurses Association : http://www.apna.org/,
Society for Neuroscience: http://www.sfn.org/,
The American Psychotherapy Association (APA) is a multidisciplinary association, developed to bring together psychotherapists to provide a reliable, credible forum for ethical and professional standards in the field. : http://www.americanpsychotherapy.com/,
Royal College of Psychiatrists http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/,
World Psychiatric Association http://www.wpanet.org/,
American College of Forensic Psychiatry: http://www.forensicpsychonline.com/home.html,
International Brain Research Association http://www.ibro.org, with additional neuroscience associations: http://www.ibro.org/links.htm,

Psychopharmacology:
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology http://www.acnp.org/,
British Association for Psychopharmacology: http://www.bap.org.uk/,
Scandinavian Society for Psychopharmacology http://www.ssp-nordic.org, (not available)

See also:
Associations and organizations listed under the different schools of therapy (use the "drop down menu" above).

See also: American Psychological Association: http://www.apa.org/,
http://mentalhealth.about.com/health/mentalhealth/msub13.htm,
or by States: http://mentalhelp.net/guide/pro86.htm,
Scholarly Societies: http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/society/overview.html,
Professional Organizations: http://healthcare.monster.com/links/ ,

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Practice Guidelines
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APA - Search for Practice guidelines at: http://www.psych.org/, (moved from: http://www.psych.org/clin_res/prac_guide.html, )
Psychiatric Expert Consensus Guidelines: http://www.psychguides.com/
NGC-Mental Disorders: http://www.guideline.gov/BROWSE/mesh_tree.asp?Leftkey=62973&Rightkey=63236&LevelNum=3&show_all_guidelines=true,
NGC-Substance-Related Disorders : http://www.guideline.gov/BROWSE/mesh_tree.asp?Leftkey=63204&Rightkey=63235&LevelNum=4,
NGC-Behavioral Treatment/Psychotherapy/Psychological Tests: http://www.guideline.gov/BROWSE/mesh_tree.asp?leftkey=62663&rightkey=62972&levelnum=3,
Practice Guidelines for Psychiatric Consultation (Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine): http://www.apm.org/prac-gui/main.html,
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology - Council Consensus Statements: http://www.acnp.org/7cs.htm,

The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners Guidelines for Primary Care Providers -
Detection and Management of Young People at Risk of Suicide: http://www.rnzcgp.org.nz/Guidelines/YS/ys.htm,
Guidelines for Assessing and Treating Anxiety Disorders: http://www.nzgg.org.nz/library/gl_complete/anxiety/index.cfm#contents,
Guidelines for Recognising, Assessing and Treating Alcohol and Cannabis Abuse in Primary Care: http://www.nzgg.org.nz/library/gl_complete/alcohol/index.cfm#contents,
Guidelines for the Support and Management of People with Dementia: http://www.nzgg.org.nz/library/gl_complete/dementia/index.cfm#contents,
Guidelines for the Use of Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor Drugs in the Treatment of People with Alzheimer's Disease: http://www.nzgg.org.nz/library/gl_complete/Acetylcholinesterase/index.cfm#contents,
Guidelines for the Treatment and Management of Depression by Primary Healthcare Professionals: http://www.nzgg.org.nz/library/gl_complete/depression/index.cfm#contents,
New Zealand Guidelines for the Use of Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs (In paper publication only. Contact info provided): http://www.nzgg.org.nz/library/gl_complete/mntlhlth_drugs.cfm#gl,
The Prevention, Recognition and Management of Young People at Risk of Suicide: Development of Guidelines for Schools (In paper publication only. Contact info provided): http://www.nzgg.org.nz/library/gl_complete/mntlhlth_suicide.cfm#gl,
The Medical Management of Sexual Abuse (In paper publication only. Contact info provided): http://www.nzgg.org.nz/library/gl_complete/sexual_abuse.cfm,

"British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP) Evidence-based guidelines for treating depressive disorders with antidepressants" available here to download: http://www.bap.org.uk/ , (http://www.bap.org.uk/antidepressant.doc )

General only:
(http://www.guideline.gov/body_home_nf.asp?view=home) ,
NGC Disease/Condition: http://www.guideline.gov/BROWSE/mesh_tree.asp?leftkey=36460&rightkey=51219&LevelNum=2,

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Textbooks:
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I: Psychiatry (see also psychopharmacology/pharmacology below)
1, Psychiatry (UI Family Practice Handbook): http://www.vh.org/Providers/ClinRef/FPHandbook/15.html,
2, Emergency Psychiatry Service Handbook (Univ. IA): http://www.vh.org/Providers/Lectures/EmergencyMed/Psychiatry/TOC.html.
3, Psychiatry Notebook : http://www.fpnotebook.com/PSY.htm,= they are back without a password,
4, Psychiatric Disorders (Merck): http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section15/sec15.htm, 5, Psychiartry : http://www.emedicine.com/med/PSYCHIATRY.htm, from - Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry, and Surgery (emedicine): http://www.emedicine.com/med/contents.htm, 6, The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Medical Housestaff Manual (Psychiatry): http://home-dev.caregroup.org/UG_manual/Psychiatry.htm, The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Medical Housestaff Manual / Neurology > Mini Mental Status Exam: http://home-dev.caregroup.org/UG_manual/Mini%20Mental.htm, 6, Neuroscience Tutorial (An illustrated guide to the essential basics of clinical neuroscience created in conjunction with the first-year course for medical students): http://thalamus.wustl.edu/course/, 7, Introduction to Psychopharmacology: http://parsons.umaryland.edu/classes/nurs402/pharm/tsld001.htm,

8, General Online Textbook on: Psychotherapy/Psychological Self-Help: http://mentalhelp.net/psyhelp/

9, Be Your Own Therapist- Psychology Self Help, by Thayer White MA MFT,:http://www.psychologyhelp.com/book.htm,

10, Listen to free self help audiobooks while you browse: http://www.broadcast.com/audiobooks/Self_Help/,

11, Aviation Psychiatry: http://www.vnh.org/FSManual/06/SectionTop.html, (you need to download in order to read: http://www.vnh.org/FSManual/AviationPsych.pdf, )

12, Please also see: Resources to give out to your patients,

II: Psychopharmacology/PharmacologyTextbooks:

Drugs, Brains and Behavior by C. Robin Timmons & Leonard W. Hamilton (formerely published by Prentice Hall as Principles of Behavioral Pharmacology):
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~lwh/drugs/,
Includes:
Psychopharmacological Concepts : http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~lwh/drugs/chap03.htm,

Clinical Pharmacology (Merck): http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section22/sec22.htm
Drug Information Database: http://pharminfo.com/drg_mnu.html, - http://pharminfo.com/drugdb/db_mnu.html,
RxList - The Internet Drug Index: http://www.rxlist.com/,
The Children’s Hospital Handbook - Dosage of Some Important Drugs: (link changed: http://www.nch.edu.au/prof/handbook/1993hb30.htm#E9E31, ))

***Pharmacology - lookup info (indications - dosage, contraindications/precautions, drug interactions. adverse reactions,costs,product identifications, classification)- with registration: - Drug Information from CP2000 ,

Psychopharmacology: http://www.fpnotebook.com/PSYCh12.htm, = they are back without a password,
Pharmacology Notebook: http://www.fpnotebook.com/PHA.htm, = they are back without a password,

Other useful info:
Antimicrobial Use Guidelines (Univ. WI) - search by drug organism or empiric therapy by site: http://www.medsch.wisc.edu/clinsci/amcg/amcg.html,
Antibiotic Guide: http://www.intmed.mcw.edu/AntibioticGuide.html,

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Journals:
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General:
JAMA: http://jama.ama-assn.org/,
New England Journal of Medicine: http://www.nejm.org ,

See also: Journals listed in our psychology, and therapy pages, as cross reference,
journals under different therapies, and symptoms/conditions (see drop down menu above).

Links to Psychological Journals: http://www.wiso.uni-augsburg.de/sozio/hartmann/psycho/journals.html , http://mentalhelp.net/journals/ , http://mentalhelp.net/pni/ , http://www.psywww.com/resource/journals.htm,

Psychology journal search: http://mentalhelp.net/journals/,

General:
Journal of Psychotherapy Integration : http://www.wkap.nl/journalhome.htm/1053-0479,
Journal of Collaborative Therapies:
Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy : http://www.wkap.nl/journalhome.htm/0022-0116,

Best Medical Journals on the web: http://webmedlit.silverplatter.com/sources.html ,
journal links- Medicine/ >by specialty: http://www.sciencekomm.at/journals/medicine/med-bio.html,

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Medline and Psychological and medical search engines:
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Search Psychiatry Related Journals : http://www.mymedline.com/medline/psych.php3,
Search NeuroSciences Related Journals: http://www.mymedline.com/medline/neuro.php3,

See also:
Psychology journal search: http://mentalhelp.net/journals/,
Psychological and Medicine Search Engines: http://www.gemstate.net/susan/links.htm ,

MEDLINE: {http://igm.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/doler?account=++&password=++&datafile=medline },
Other: http://igm.nlm.nih.gov/,
NLM-PubMed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed,

Multiple Medical/Internet Search Engines: http://www.med.jhu.edu/peds/neonatology/internet.html#search ,
100 000 web pages, net, medline: http://www.mwsearch.com/ (for some quiery major search engines give better results),
Emory.Edu: http://WWW.MedWeb.Emory.Edu/MedWeb/search.htm,
mdchoice: http://www.mdchoice.com/index.asp,
Medscape-drug/disease search: http://promini.medscape.com/drugdb/search.asp,
Medscape keyword search: http://www.medscape.com/Home/Search/Keywords/Keywords.html,
refdesk : http://www.refdesk.com/health.html

Other Health Search: http://www.achoo.com/ http://healthweb.org/ , http://healthweb.org/subjABC.html , http://www.medexplorer.com/ , http://medwebplus.com/search.html ,

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News:
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Clinical Psychiatry News : http://www.medscape.com/IMNG/ClinPsychNews/public/journal.ClinPsychNews.html,
http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/psychiatrynews.htm ,
Psychiatry : http://www.newsrounds.com (go to) >
http://www.newsrounds.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?specialty=Psychiatry&mode=ncn&nav=0&hf=1&im=1 ,
Neuroscience : http://www.newsrounds.com (go to) >
http://www.newsrounds.com/cgi-bin/story.cgi?specialty=Neuroscience&mode=ncn&nav=0&hf=1&im=1 ,
CNS News: http://www.cme-reviews.com/CNSNews.html, http://www.cme-reviews.com/CNSReviews.html,
News: http://www.mentalhealth.org/newsroom/psychiatryarchives.htm,

Behavioral and Mental Disorder Reviews for Primary Care Providers (journal reviews): http://library.mcphu.edu/resources/reviews/psych.htm,

New drugs :
1, pharmacy news, FDA approvals - Newly Approved Drug Therapies: http://www.centerwatch.com/drugs/druglist.htm,
2, (Pharmacy and Therapeutic)- readable in Adobe Acrobat: http://www.pharmacyandtherapeutic.com/public/newdrug/,

Please see also: cross reference news in our pages under different therapies, and symptoms/conditions (see drop down menu above).

Cross reference link listed in our therapy page:
News Items on Psychotherapy : http://www.mentalhealth.org/newsroom/psychotherapyarchives.htm,

See also:
PsychNews International: http://mentalhelp.net/pni/
Psychiatric Services: http://www.newspage.com/browse/46610/46618/2928/ ,

ReutersHealth: http://www.reutershealth.com/
newsrounds: http://www.newsrounds.com/ (=also for specialties),
MedicalTribune: http://www.medtrib.com/

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New books:
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Browse Bestsellers in Behavioral Sciences : http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/227264/ref=b_brbx_c_1_2/107-5641372-3146943,
Psychology Books (General Titles): http://www.netstoreusa.com/books/index/bkbpv000.shtml,

http://www.medbookstore.com ,http://www.medicalbooks.com

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Resources to give out to your patients:
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(durg info: Patient info (type meds>search, click again on meds' name): http://www.rxlist.com/patmini.htm, ),
NIMH on medications: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/medicate.cfm,
Disorders: http://www.mentalhealth.com/book/fr40.html,
Facts for Families (American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry): http://www.aacap.org/web/aacap/publications/factsfam/index.htm,
Patient education leaflets from The Royal College of Psychiatrists : http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/public/help/welcome.htm, Mental and Emotional Health : http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/texts/guide/toc/toc33.html,
Proper Use of Medications : http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/texts/guide/toc/toc34.html,
more at: Complete Home Medical Guide by the The Columbia University of College of Physicians and Surgeons : http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/texts/guide/,

General Info:
((( link is broken: The Complete Guide to Medical Tests http://www.bewell.com/tests/index.asp , )))
The Yale University School of Medicine Patient's Guide to Medical Tests: http://my.webmd.com/yale_books ,
((( link is broken: Diagnostic Procedures Handbook : http://www.bewell.com/dph/html/dph.asp, )))
((( link is broken: Symptoms, Illness & Surgery : http://www.bewell.com/sym/index.asp , )))
ADAM Medical Encyclopedia: http://my.webmd.com/adam/asset/adam_test_articles/a_to_z/a ,
CPR: (>http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/hematol/hematol.htm) , ((( link is broken: http://www.learncpr.org/,)))
Medical dictionary: http://www.graylab.ac.uk/omd/index.html,
MERRIAM WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY: http://www.MedicineNet.com/, go to> dictionary,
or (((link is broken: http://www.bewell.com/merriam/index.asp, )))
Multilingual Glossary of technical and popular medical terms: http://allserv.rug.ac.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/welcome.html,
Proper Use of Medications : http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/texts/guide/toc/toc34.html,
Popular-library- search: http://thriveonline.oxygen.com/medical/library/index.html, = good site !!!
resources for more than 100 conditions: http://thriveonline.oxygen.com/medical/library/conditions.html , (moved from: http://www.thriveonline.com/health/Library/CAD/chronic/health.resources.html),
index of medical tests :http://thriveonline.oxygen.com/medical/library/tests.html, (moved from: http://www.thriveonline.com/health/library/liu.medtests.html, )
index to prescription and non-prescription drugs : http://thriveonline.oxygen.com/medical/library/index/Drugs_a_idx.html, (moved from: http://www.thriveonline.com/health/library/lookitup.drugs.html, )
index to herbs: http://thriveonline.oxygen.com/medical/library/index/herbs_a_idx.html,
Information for Patients - Iowa Health Book : http://www.vh.org/Patients/Patients.html,
Patient Information by Organ System (U IA): http://www.vh.org/Patients/IHB/OrgSys.html,
Common Problems in Adults (U IA) : http://www.vh.org/CommonProblems/CommonProblems.html,
Common Problems in Pediatrics (U IA): http://www.vh.org/VCH/CommonProblems/CommonProblems.html,
Consumer Health Links: {http://www.cheshire-med.com/medlinks/medlinks.shtml, }

General:
Online pamphlets/psychology-psychiatry (brochures and articles): http://www.psychwww.com/resource/brochure.htm,
http://psycserv.com/archives.htm, ( http://psycserv.com/vrt-bin/search-form?BUILDINDEX=y )
Resources (university counseling): http://ub-counseling.buffalo.edu/selfhelp.html,
The Student Counseling Virtual Pamphlet Collection: http://uhs.bsd.uchicago.edu/scrs/vpc/virtulets.html,
American Psychological Association's Self-Help Brochures: http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/pubinfo.html,
also see other internet resource links: http://ub-counseling.buffalo.edu/Internet/index.html,
NIMH Patient Education Materials: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/practitioners/patinfo.cfm,

Johns Hopkins's developed health information: http://www.intelihealth.com/

Mental health -index to a variety of articles: http://www.suite101.com/category.cfm/mental_health,

Listen to free self help audiobooks while you browse: http://www.broadcast.com/audiobooks/Self_Help/,
Talking Back To Prozac Author: Peter R. Breggin -free audiobooks: http://www.broadcast.com/books/selfhelp/talkingbacktoprozac_319.html,
101 Secrets of Highly Effective Speakers Author: Krannich, Caryl Rae-free audiobooks: http://www.broadcast.com/books/selfhelp/101secretsofhighlyeffectivespeakers_1767.html,

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Support groups for patients and related web pages
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Please also see: cross reference under symptoms/conditions (see drop down menu above).

General:
Psychology self-help resources on the web: http://www.psywww.com/resource/selfhelp.htm
Mental Health Support Groups Online: http://psychcentral.com/resources/Mental_Health/Support_Groups/,
An Extensive list: Support-Group.Com also lists local and National Organizations,
a list from egroups: http://www.egroups.com/dir/Health/Mental_Health/Disorders,
Medical Disease Support Groups on the web: http://psychcentral.com/resources/Medical_Disease_Support/Support_Groups/, and: http://psychcentral.com/resources/Medical_Disease_Support/,
For parents: http://psychcentral.com/resources/Parents_and_Children/Support_Groups/,
Newsgroups (other online support group list): http://alabanza.com/kabacoff/Inter-Links/health/psy/support.html,

self-help clearinghouses: http://mentalhelp.net/selfhelp/clrnghse/clrnghse.htm ,
Tool free numbers: http://mentalhelp.net/selfhelp/fonenums/helpline.htm ,
keyword search: http://mentalhelp.net/selfhelp/ ,
Self Help/Support Groups Links: http://www.mentalhealth.org/links/selfhelp.htm,

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Related web pages,

Links:

° You may also type in for URL "the brand name medication .com" you are interested in ° - To open a new window press Crt + N

Psych Times' info source: http://www.mhsource.com/edu/psytimes/date.html ,
CNS resources: http://www.cme-reviews.com/CNSResources.html ,
Web Watch: http://www.cme-reviews.com/CNSWebwatch.html,

links by others: http://www.psycharts.com/fullpsych/links.html,
Other general links and directories:
http://mentalhelp.net/, - includes disorders & treatment, symptoms, professional resources,
Mental Health A-Z: http://views.vcu.edu/psych/mentalhealth.html, - lots of links, few categories, no comments on the links,
Mental Health Links: http://www.mentalhealth.org/links/KENLINKS.htm, - extensive, listed by topic,
Internet Mental Health: http://www.mentalhealth.com/p.html, and their links page: http://www.mentalhealth.com/p.html, -very extensive,
Current topics in psychology: http://www.tiac.net/biz/drmike/Current.shtml, -lists psychiatric topics, diagnoses,
Anxiety Disorders Association of America: http://www.adaa.org/,
APA help center: http://helping.apa.org/,
Psychiatry online: http://www.priory.co.uk/psych.htm,
Human Brain Project : http://www-hbp.scripps.edu/home.html,
About.com: http://mentalhealth.about.com/health/mentalhealth/,

Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration (SEPI): http://www.cyberpsych.org/sepi.htm,

How does a brain store a mind?: http://www.indiana.edu/~pietsch/,

MGH Pediatric psychopharmacology: http://www.massgeneral.org/depts/pediatricpsych/index.htm ,
atPsychiatry.com: http://www.atPsychiatry.com/psych/,

Other general links (psychology):
A very extensive list of links: http://inst.santafe.cc.fl.us/~mwehr/SBAlLib.htm,
http://mentalhealth.about.com/health/mentalhealth/,
http://www.behavior.net/
"Meta" Links: http://www2.cybernex.net/~jas/,
Internet MH resources: http://freenet.msp.mn.us/ip/stockley/mental_health.html,
Mental Health Topics: http://www.athealth.com/topics.html ,

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CE/CME & free online CE/CME , Conferences:
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Free CE-CME in psych/mental health (Medscape): http://cmecenter.medscape.com/Home/Topics/psychiatry/directories/dir-PSY.CMECenter.html#CMS,

Psych Times': http://www.mhsource.com/conf/

Meetings, Organizations And General Resources In Behavioral Healthcare And Telehealth : http://www.umdnj.edu/psyevnts/psyjumps.html,
APA CME calendar: http://www.psych.org/pract_of_psych/cme_calendar.cfm,
APA International Meetings - list: http://www.psych.org/pract_of_psych/intlmeet.cfm,
APA online CME listing: http://www.psych.org/cme/,

Association Meetings from mhsource.com: http://www.mhsource.com/resource/assocmeeting.html,

CMEsearch.com: http://www.cmesearch.com/,

General (MH):
http://www.umdnj.edu/psyevnts/psyjumps.html,
Meetings by over 3,600 mental health organizations: http://www.umdnj.edu/psyevnts/psyjumps.html#Meetings, or search by date: http://www.umdnj.edu/psyevnts/psyjumps.html#months,
or: http://www.audiopsych.com/,
CE also through :http://mentalhelp.net/ce/,
list of other web sources: http://mentalhelp.net/guide/pro26.htm,
MH/meetings by states: http://www.athealth.com/mande.html (no CME/CE info, or $)
Search for a Conference or Workshop: http://mentalhelp.net/mhn/calendar/db.cgi/,
10000 Medical Conferences and Exhibitions Worldwide: http://www.mediconf.com/, Psychiatry: http://mediconf.de/scme/8033.HTM,
From anxiety, relationships, to sleep hygene, & negative thinking: http://www.queendom.com/mental.html,
APA online CME: http://www.apa.onlinecme.org/,
CMEinc: http://www.mhsource.com/,

Medical: http://www.medicalconferences.com/,
HealthStream University: 1,000 hours of Category 1 CME credit in a wide range of topics and subjects: http://www.helix.com/gw_shop/index.html,
http://www.helix.com/helix/coned/medical/medical.htm#healthstream,
http://www.meniscus.com/
For all spec: (http://www.pslgroup.com/MEDCONF.HTM
http://www.pslgroup.com/confdisease.htm )

Meetings (List of ads in Lippincott Williams & Wilkins journals per specialty): http://www.lwwonline.com/classifieds/meetings.asp?c=3&j=X

see also the links under associations > for meetings,

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Licensing Requirements by States:

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Licensing Requirements by States for
Psychologists, Marriage &Family Therapists, Professional Counselors, Social Workers: http://www.tarleton.edu/~counseling/coresour/lllpc.htm

Licensing Requirements by States and links to State Medical Boards:
CME Requirements for License Renewal (for M.D.'s): http://www.acponline.org/cme/licenses.htm,
CME Requirements for License Renewal (for Osteopathic Medicine): http://www.acponline.org/cme/osteopathic-table.htm,
List of State Medical Boards: http://www.docboard.org/ ,
http://www.healthcaresource.com/AS_LI_SC.htm,

Practice Management (APA): http://www.psych.org/pract_of_psych/managed_care.html,

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Employment:

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Psychology, Mental Health:
http://mentalhelp.net/joblink/,
other links from MentalHelp: http://mentalhelp.net/guide/pro04.htm,
APA job bank: http://www.artofsearch.com/Site/apa/default.htm,

Medical Employment: http://www.medscout.com/employment/index.htm ,
http://www.employmed.com/
http://www.medmatrix.org/_SPages/Employment_Opportunities.asp
http://www.healthcaresource.com/career.cfm,
http://www.gretmar.com/webdoctor/framejob.html , http://www.gmedical.com/
List of ads in Lippincott Williams & Wilkins journals per specialty:
http://www.lwwonline.com/classifieds/employment.asp?c=1&j=X ,
(or link from: http://www.wwilkins.com/periodicals/classifieds/ ,
http://www.wwilkins.com/periodicals/classifieds/ADS/ ,
http://www.cejka.com/ (with registration),
APA job bank: http://apa.artofsearch.com/, or http://www.artofsearch.com/Site/apa/default.htm,
see also jobs, http://www.pohly.com/links.shtml, http://www.pohly.com/links2.shtml ,

see also http://careers.yahoo.com/ , carierpath.com, monster.com, hotjobs.com,

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Reference:

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DSM IV (Mental Health Symptoms and Treatment): http://mentalhelp.net/disorders/,
DSM IV codes: http://mentalhelp.net/disorders/dsmcodes.htm

ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 The Electronic International Classification of Disease - also to download : http://www.eicd.com/, http://www.who.int/whosis/icd10/ , http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/about/major/dvs/icd10des.htm , http://www-informatics.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/icd9/refs.htm ,

see also alternate resource at: http://www.cme-reviews.com/CNSResources/DSM.html,
DSM-IV Diagnoses and Codes, Numerical Listing: http://uhs.bsd.uchicago.edu/~bhsiung/tips/dsm4n.html,

Computer Assisted Diagnosis based on DSM IV: http://www.mentalhealth.com/fr71.html,
Disorders: http://www.mentalhealth.com/fr20.html,

Drug Doses of Commonly Prescribed Medications:A-C : http://www.vh.org/Providers/ClinRef/FPHandbook/Chapter20/01-20.html , D-H: http://www.vh.org/Providers/ClinRef/FPHandbook/Chapter20/02-20.html , I-O: http://www.vh.org/Providers/ClinRef/FPHandbook/Chapter20/03-20.html , P-Z: http://www.vh.org/Providers/ClinRef/FPHandbook/Chapter20/04-20.html ,

or Drug Database (by Generic and Trade Names): http://pharminfo.com/drugdb/db_mnu.html , also - A to Z Drug Facts: (left column > library > go to A to Z Drug Facts): http://www.drugfacts.com/

FDA approvals - Newly Approved Drug Therapies / pharmacy news: http://www.centerwatch.com/drugs/druglist.htm, or http://www.pslgroup.com/newdrugs.htm,

Drug Interactions:

1, Antidepressants and psychoactive drug interactions: http://www-fhs.mcmaster.ca/direct/phys/pydit.html,

2, drug interaction checker: http://www.drugchecker.drkoop.com/apps/drugchecker/DrugSearch?cob=drkoop, or http://www.drugchecker.drkoop.com/apps/drugchecker/DrugMain?cob=drkoop,

3, The following site lists drug interactions that is listed under name of the medication you are looking for: A to Z Drug Facts: (left column > library > go to A to Z Drug Facts): http://www.drugfacts.com/

Drug Interaction Facts 30 day free trial with registration: (left column > library > go to Drug Interaction Facts) : http://www.drugfacts.com/,

Drug toxicity/adverse reactions: http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section22/chapter302/302a.htm,

General Medical Reference:

Emergency medication doses: http://www.priory.co.uk/emerg.htm ,
Emergency Drugs in Anesthesiology and Critical Care: http://www.priory.co.uk/emerg2.htm,
Doses of Commonly Prescribed Meds: http://www.vh.org/Providers/ClinRef/FPHandbook/20.html,Diagnostic Procedure Handbook:http://www.healthgate.com/dph/html/FDA approvals - Newly Approved Drug Therapies/ pharmacy news: http://www.centerwatch.com/drugs/druglist.htm, or http://www.pslgroup.com/newdrugs.htm,
clinical calculators: http://www.mdchoice.com/calculators.asp , http://pedsccm.wustl.edu/all-net/english/javascript/javascript.htm ,
More calculators and e-tools (scoll down>left column): http://www.ncemi.org/, http://www.intmed.mcw.edu/clincalc.html,
list of medical calculators: http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/HSG/RefCalculators1B.html#MED, and for nutrition:
http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/HSG/RefCalculators1B.html#NUT,
acid base calculator: http://www.health.adelaide.edu.au/paed-anaes/a-b/AcidBase.html,

Emergency Algorithm: http://www.cardiac.org/aclsalgr.html,
Procedures:
LIFE SUPPORT PROTOCOLS: http://www.nycremsco.org/protocols/remsco.html,
ACLS Algorithms : http://members.aol.com/aclsnet/aclsalg.htm,
Advanced Cardiac Life Support: http://www.vh.org/Providers/ClinRef/FPHandbook/Chapter01/01-1.html,
Trauma Resuscitation: http://www.trauma.org/resus/index.html,
Protocols: http://www.vgernet.net/bkand/state/tableof.html,
acid base: http://www.tmc.tulane.edu/departments/anesthesiology/acid/acid.html,
acid base calculator: http://www.health.adelaide.edu.au/paed-anaes/a-b/AcidBase.html,
ECG tutorial: http://personalwebs.myriad.net/dan/EKG/introduction.html, (ECG library: http://www.embbs.com/ekg/fileroom.html, )
Antibiotic Guide: http://www.intmed.mcw.edu/AntibioticGuide.html,
Antimicrobial Use Guidelines (Univ. WI) - search by drug organism or empiric therapy by site: http://www.medsch.wisc.edu/clinsci/amcg/amcg.html,
Drug toxicity/adverse reactions: http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section22/chapter302/302a.htm,
drug interactions: see above

Health Tools: http://www.emedical.com.au/default.asp?PageId=9,

Medical dictionary: http://www.graylab.ac.uk/omd/
"My Medicines" brochure : http://www.fda.gov/womens/tttc.html,
Acronym and Abbreviation Search: http://www.ucc.ie/info/net/acronyms/index.html,

Medical library near you/and on the web: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin-www/hslibs.html, or
Medical libraries:http://www.libraryspot.com/medicallibraries.htm ,

Some freestanding psychiatric hospital in the USA:
http://www.cme-reviews.com/CNSResources/PFUS.html,
Psychology, psychiatry, and social work academic departments: http://mentalhelp.net/guide/pro86.htm ,

newsgroups - chatroom:
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InterPsych: http://www.shef.ac.uk/~psysc/InterPsych/inter.html,
[discussion forum: http://www.interpsych.org/inter.htm , ]
A list from egroups: http://www.egroups.com/dir/Health/Medicine/Medical_Specialties/Psychiatry,

(General) Psychology Newsgroups: http://alabanza.com/kabacoff/Inter-Links/health/psy/psychnews.html,
a list from egroups: http://www.egroups.com/dir/Health/Mental_Health/Psychologists,

Some Mental Health Chat Rooms: http://www.psychnet-uk.com/chat_rooms/mental_health_chatrooms.htm,
List of psychology/MH related Newsgroups/or E-mail lists: http://www.psychnet-uk.com/psychology_newsgroups/mental_health_newsgroups.htm,

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See sample cartoons (use your back buttons to come back): 1-2, 3, 4, #5a-b are not a cartoons but amazing: 5, 6, 7,

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