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In this 'weight control 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 'self-improvement / therapy / mental health' page, or at the "pull down menu" below. Each page has similar format, but different contents.

Start with: Psychiatry / Psychology / Therapy ||  Or Narrow your search:


We have collected thousands of links and resources and organized them, but we have even more to come. We are also working simultaneously on a major medical, health resource page. Please check back in a few month for improved resources.

 

The Smokeless Side - a self help book with cartoons for smoking cessation and prevention   

 Why the cartoons?  - because humor is a healthy defense, and is far better than denial ! Supportive text and tips are included.

stop smoking On sale now    $9.99 (list price $15.95) plus receive a free gift or:
ISBN:0-9647363-0-6  Special Offer for Therapists:$4.99 (Special or no S&H)*

Contents   Testimonials   To own a copy   
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,

Use metaphors and other techniques from the book "The Smokeless Side" and help your patients for a healthy life style. Add your stress management skills. You may further motivate your patients with a discount on this book. You may obtain these books a deep discount* of $4.99. The list price is $15.95, but we suggest that you share part of the discount and pass the book on at or under $9.99. *S&H is waived for orders on books of 20 or more, otherwise a flat rate of $4.50 will apply regardless of quantities [up to 19 books - free thereafter]. The more you order the more you save.



Editorial & "Editor's pick":

Some of our newest or expanded sites:

Relaxation: Enjoy our free "e-z load online big screen videos", nature scenes at the lake.
Note cards: Send note cards for all occasions. (Highlight the URLs of these sites, copy (Ctr + C) and paste it (Ctr +V) in your e-mail suggesting that they look up the pictures [flowers, cartoons, motivational quotes, jokes, or the above video clips].)

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,
(invitation)
After the full development of these sites, we plan to invite candidates to our Editorial Board. If you are interested, please let us know. If you know someone who would be an asset to our Editorial Board please let us know with the contact e-mail address, or Fax number. We are also working simultaneously on other medical specialties, and subspecialties to provide a major medical and health care site.

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:
(links open in "new window")

Overeaters Anonymous: http://www.overeatersanonymous.org/,

Please see also: cross reference from our eating d/o page:

Associations and patient advocacy groups:

National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders: http://www.anad.org/,
The American Anorexia Bulimia Association: http://www.aabainc.org/home.html,
Anorexia Bulimia Nervosa Association Inc (Australia): http://www.span.com.au/anorexia/index.html,
The Anorexia & Bulimia Nervosa Foundation of Victoria (Inc.) Australia: http://www.ozdir.com/abnfv/,
Eating Disorders Association: http://www.edauk.com/,
Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention: http://www.edap.org/,

http://eatingdisorders.about.com/health/eatingdisorders/msubcenters.htm,

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill : http://www.nami.org/,


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

Clinical Guidelines on Overweight and Obesity (NHLBI): http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/ob_home.htm,
Other obesity info for Healthcare professionals (NHLBI): http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/heart/index.htm#obesity,
Cholesterol Information (NHLBI): http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/heart/index.htm#chol,

Dietary Guidelines: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/dga/dguide95.html,
Food and Nutrition Information Center: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/fnic.html,
Dietary Guidelines for Healthy American Adults : http://www.americanheart.org/Heart_and_Stroke_A_Z_Guide/dietg.html,
Dietary Guidelines for Healthy Children : http://www.americanheart.org/Heart_and_Stroke_A_Z_Guide/dietgk.html,
Dietary / Lifestyle Interventions and the American Heart Association Diet : http://www.americanheart.org/Heart_and_Stroke_A_Z_Guide/dietlife.html,
Step I and Step II diets for the treatment of high blood cholesterol, or hypercholesterolemia : http://www.americanheart.org/Heart_and_Stroke_A_Z_Guide/step1.html,
Food Guide Pyramid: http://ificinfo.health.org/brochure/pyramid.htm,

Obesity (NIH/NHLBI): http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/index.htm,

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:
(links open in "new window")

1, Recovery From Compulsive Eating A Complete Guide to the Twelve Step Program Jim A.: http://readingroom.electricpress.com/readittoc.jsp?Book=1568380178,
Includes:
The Twelve Steps of Overeaters Anonymous :http://readingroom.electricpress.com/readit.jsp?Book=1568380178&Page=165,
The Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous: http://readingroom.electricpress.com/readit.jsp?Book=1568380178&Page=166,

2, Improving Weight Loss and Maintenance in Patients With Diabetes : http://readingroom.electricpress.com/readit.jsp?Book=0945448732&Page=113, (from: Practical Psychology for Diabetes Clinicians: http://readingroom.electricpress.com/readittoc.jsp?Book=0945448732, )

3, The collection of the following papers are like a free online textbook on Weight control
3a, Hunger, Obesity, Metabolic efficiency, Behavioral factors:
http://hypatia.ss.uci.edu/psych9a/lectures/lec6notes.html#eating,
3b, Motivation: http://hypatia.ss.uci.edu/psych9a/lectures/lec6notes.html#motivation,
3c, Other Resources: (please see journals)


4, °BMI calculator,°

5, Look up: calories, fiber, fat, carbohydrates, protein, vitamins, minerals incl sodium content: - search for 7,248 foods selected from the USDA database: http://www.hoptechno.com/nightcrew/sante7000/sante7000_search.cfm, very handy!!!

6, See Practice guidelines above, and corresponding chapters in Psychiatry textbooks,

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

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

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

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Journals:
(links open in "new window")

Appetite (Eating and Drinking): http://www.academicpress.com/appetite,
Eating and Weight Disorders Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity : http://www.kurtis.it/eating.htm ,
International Journal of Obesity (contents): http://www.stockton-press.co.uk/ijo/index.html ,

see also psychiatry, psychology/therapy, and comorbidity - addiction, anxiety, depression, eating disorders/obesity, personality disorders, abuse/trauma/PTSD,

See also:
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:
(links open in "new window")

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:

Please see also: cross reference in our psychiatry page, as well as
news 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,

'Eating archives': http://www.mentalhealth.org/newsroom/eatingarchives.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:  
(links open in "new window")

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

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Resources to give out to your patients:

°BMI calculator,°

look up: calories, fiber, fat, carbohydrates, protein, vitamins, minerals incl sodium content: - search for 7,248 foods selected from the USDA database: http://www.hoptechno.com/nightcrew/sante7000/sante7000_search.cfm, very handy!!!

Pt info
Obesity Information (NHLBI): http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/index.htm#obesity,
Cholesterol Information (NHLBI): http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/index.htm#chol,
Dietary Guidelines: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/dga/dguide95.html,
Food and Nutrition Information Center: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/fnic.html,
Dietary Guidelines for Healthy American Adults : http://www.americanheart.org/Heart_and_Stroke_A_Z_Guide/dietg.html,
Dietary Guidelines for Healthy Children : http://www.americanheart.org/Heart_and_Stroke_A_Z_Guide/dietgk.html,
Dietary / Lifestyle Interventions and the American Heart Association Diet : http://www.americanheart.org/Heart_and_Stroke_A_Z_Guide/dietlife.html,
Step I and Step II diets for the treatment of high blood cholesterol, or hypercholesterolemia : http://www.americanheart.org/Heart_and_Stroke_A_Z_Guide/step1.html,
Food Guide Pyramid: http://ificinfo.health.org/brochure/pyramid.htm,

The Food and Nutrition Information Center: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/,
Obesity - by planet Rx: http://www.obesity.com/health_library/index.html,
Excersise and Nutrition handouts: http://www.ghc.org/web/health_info/self/exercise-nutrition/toc.jhtml;$sessionid$DIE0TIIAAAAF3QFIAEWSFEQ,
Fitness: http://medic.med.uth.tmc.edu/ptnt/00000384.htm,
Fitness and cycling : http://medic.med.uth.tmc.edu/ptnt/00000386.htm,
Fitness and walking : http://medic.med.uth.tmc.edu/ptnt/00000385.htm,
Nutrition (NIH): http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrition.htm,
Weight Loss and Control (NIH): http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/nutrit.htm,

Intelihealth:
Weight (includes- Why Are We Fat? Risk Of Being Overweight, Food And Weight, Exercise And Weight, Weight Management Answers, • Nutrition • Fitness • Digestion): http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/14220/14220.html?k=menux8271x14220 ,
Exercise And Weight: http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/14220/24128.html,
Obesity And Depression : http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8641/24313/192512.html?d=dmtContent,
Nutrition Database : http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/14220/7090.html,
Five Tips For Planning And Losing Weight : http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/14220/20705/224700.html?d=dmtContent ,
Fitness: http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/7165/7165.html?k=menux14220x7165xFit,

Diet and Nutrition (Mayo): http://www.mayohealth.org/mayo/common/htm/dietpage.htm,
REFERENCE ARTICLES Comprehensive library of diet and nutrition information : http://www.mayohealth.org/mayo/common/htm/dietpg2.htm ,

VIRTUAL COOKBOOK Your recipes made healthy: http://www.mayohealth.org/mayo/recipe/htm/maintoc.htm,

Exercise: http://www.health-center.com/wellness/exercise/default.htm,

Other links to check out:

Excersise - aerobics: http://www.turnstep.com/, - links: http://k2.kirtland.cc.mi.us/~balbachl/Aerobiclinks.htm,
Health & Fitness Home Page - with links: http://k2.kirtland.cc.mi.us/~balbachl/fitness.htm,
Fitnesslink: http://www.fitnesslink.com/,
Fitnessonline: http://www.fitnessonline.com/,
Fitnesszone: http://www.fitnesszone.com/,

Keeping Fit and Having Fun - for kids -scroll down to the last paragraph: http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/, http://www.waycoolrunning.com/,

Running & avoiding Running Injuries : http://www.clark.net/pub/pribut/spsport.html,
All about running: http://www.runnersworld.com/, http://www.runningpage.com/, http://www.ontherun.com/, http://www.coolrunning.com/, http://www.straznitskas.com/george/ -articles,

Walking Resources on the Web: http://www.teleport.com/~walking/walking.shtml,

Weight lifting &Bodyuilding - but do not go for the extreme: http://www.musclenet.com/,
Fitness trainers: http://www.musclenet.com/trainers.htm,
Workout with weights: http://www.weightsnet.com/,

Links to women's and girls' sports pages : http://fiat.gslis.utexas.edu/~lewisa/womsprt.html,
Sportsforwomen.com: http://www.sportsforwomen.com/contents/index.html,

California dietetic association: http://www.dietitian.org/,
Medical Nutrition Therapy (an article): http://www.dietitian.org/dietitian/flsh50a.htm,
Who is a Registered dietitian? : http://www.dietitian.org/dietitian/rd.htm, referral: American Dietetic Association's web site eatright.org,

http://www.dietetics.com/,
Overeaters Anonymous : http://www.OvereatersAnonymous.org/, http://www.cyberdiet.com/,
Diet Analysis Web Page: http://dawp.anet.com/,
Dieting FAQ: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/dieting-faq/,
cholesterol: http://www.americanheart.org/Heart_and_Stroke_A_Z_Guide/chol.html,
trans fatty acids/use of margarine: http://www.americanheart.org/Heart_and_Stroke_A_Z_Guide/tfa.html,

Healthy, Low Fat Cooking, and Fitness Resources: http://www.kitchenlink.com/cgi/public_frames?page=rcpdiet,
Recepies: http://www.kitchenlink.com/cgi/public_frames?page=rcpdiet,

Lots of other links: http://www.shapeup.net/, http://www.weight.com/,

International Food Information Council: http://ificinfo.health.org/,

FAST FOOD CALORIE COUNTER: http://www.mckinley.uiuc.edu/health-info/hlthpro/fastfood.html,
FAT CONTENT OF YOUR DIET: http://www.mckinley.uiuc.edu/health-info/nutrit/wtloss/fatcont.html,

World-Wide Web Virtual Library of Nutrition : http://www.ejge.com/NutritionVL/,

cross reference from our other pages, (see drop down menu above).

Letting Go of the Need to Control Ann M. [a Pamphlet]: http://readingroom.electricpress.com/readittoc.jsp?Book=0894864645,

Perfectionism Discover Your Personal Power To Change - RET Thought, Feelings, Actions Eileen Drilling, M.S. [a Pamphlet]: http://readingroom.electricpress.com/readittoc.jsp?Book=0894866974,


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,


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Support groups for patients and related web pages

Overeaters Anonymous: http://www.overeatersanonymous.org/,

Obesity Online Suport: http://www.support-group.com/cgi-bin/sg/get_links?obesity,
Local: http://www.support-group.com/cgi-bin/sg/get_support?obesity,

support groups from egroups: http://www.egroups.com/dir/Health/Mental_Health/Disorders/Eating_Disorders/Obesity ,
or for weight loss: http://www.egroups.com/dir/Health/Consumer_Support_Groups/Weight_Loss ,

Fighting Fat, Fighting Fit - BBC Online message board : http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/forums/cgi?cert=ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff&fid=330&did=2831&pg=discussion,

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:

Obesity: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/index.htm,

Overeaters Anonymous:
http://www.overeatersanonymous.org/,

Food and Nutrition Information Center USDA : http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/,

http://www.obesity.com/health_library/index.html, by planet Rx

atNutrition.com: http://www.atNutrition.com/nutrition/,

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

See also cross reference in our eating d/o pages.

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:
(links open in "new window")

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:
See also: Psychiatry's 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
,

medical dictionary
"My Medicines" brochure : http://www.fda.gov/womens/tttc.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 ,

(medical library near you/and on the web:
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin-www/hslibs.html)

See also: Psychiatry's reference

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newsgroups - chatroom:
(links open in "new window")


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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