Links and information
GeneralAustralian Psychological Society (APS)
American Psychological Association (APA)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Anxiety
Anxiety Treatment Australia
Shyness and Social Anxiety Treatment Australia
Anxiety Disorders: The role of Psychotherapy in Effective Treatment, APA
When health fears hurt health: On medical anxieties and phobias, APA
Painful shyness: On social anxiety causes, effects, and treatment, APA
Relationships
Relate
Friendlier ties to good health: On links between social relationships and physical health, APA
Relationship problems and solutions: APS online tip sheet
Nine psychological tasks for a good marriage: APA
Depression
How psychotherapy helps people recover from depression, APA
Understanding and managing depression, APS online tip sheet
Wellbeing and quality of life
Mind/Body Health: Did you Know? On links between physical and psychological health, APA
The road to resilience: On the nature of psychological resilience, APA
Making working families work: On work / life balance, APA
Mind/Body Health: Job stress, APA
Authenitc Happiness, Website of Dr Martin Seligman, founder of the Positive Psychology movement
Drugs and alcohol
Understanding Alcohol Use Disorders and Their Treatment, APA
Alcohol and Other Drugs, APS online tip sheet
Hypnosis
What is clinical Hypnosis? On evidence-based use of hypnosis, APA
Hypnosis and Health: Q & A on hypnosis, from the Encyclopedia of Mental Health (Academic Press, 1998), and NIMH funded research
From the stage to the lab: On neuroimaging studies of hypnosis, APA
Hypnosis for the relief of pain: Evidence regarding hypnosis in pain management, APA
Hypnosis treatment of irritable bowel syndrome: Overview of evidence-based hypnotherapy for IBS, International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
Overview of published research to date on hypnosis for IBS: Evidence regarding hypnosis and IBS, IBShypnosis.com
Children and families
Kids Helpline
Change your mind: Mental health information for teenagers, APA
Stay connected: On parenting an adolescent daughter, APA
Parenting, APA
Resilience guide for parents: Tips for building resilience in children and teenagers, APA
Problem-solving program teaches kids how to use their heads instead of their fists, APA
A parent guide to helping children manage conflict, aggression, and bullying, APS online tip sheet