A Guide to Overcoming Anxiety and Depression for Individuals and Families

Recommended Websites

Addictions and Recovery

A public service website on addictions and recovery.
www.AddictionsAndRecovery.org

American Institute of Stress

A not-for-profit organization established in 1978 as a clearinghouse for stress-related information. Its founding members included Hans Selye, Linus Pauling, Alvin Toffler, Bob Hope, Michael DeBakey, and Herbert Benson.
www.Stress.org

American Psychiatric Association

www.psych.org

The associated public information site:
www.healthyminds.org

American Psychological Association

www.apa.org/

The Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy

Founded by Dr. Aaron Beck the father of modern cognitive therapy and his daughter Dr. Judith Beck.
www.BeckInstitute.org

The Chopra Center

A health and wellness program that uses mind-body relaxation and meditation among other things.
www.Chopra.com

The Mind/Body Medical Institute

Founded by Dr. Herbert Benson, author of The Relaxation Response.
www.mbmi.org

Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society

Founded by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zin, whose meditation program is used in a number of health care programs.
www.umassmed.edu/cfm

National Association of Cognitive Behavioral Therapists

A database of all certified cognitive behavioral therapists.
www.nacbt.org

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Information on alternative medicine from a member of the National Institutes of Health.
http://nccam.nih.gov

National Center for PTSD

Part of US Department of Veterans Affairs
www.ncptsd.va.gov

National Institutes of Mental Health

Information and programs on the entire spectrum of mental health.
www.nimh.nih.gov

Progressive Relaxation

Describes the original mindbody relaxation technique developed by Dr. Edmund Jacobson of the University of Chicago in the 1920s.
www.progressiverelaxation.org

Preventive Medicine Institute

The Preventive Medicine Research Institute offers a medically corroborated program for treating heart disease that uses exercise, nutrition, and mind-body relaxation.
www.pmri.org

Dr. Andrew Weil

A health and wellness program that uses mind-body relaxation among other things.
www.DrWeil.com

Other Resources

 

Last Modified: August 24, 2010

For a more information please look at the book, I Want to Change My Life by Dr. Steven M. Melemis.