General Resources
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Contra
Costa County Support Groups
NAMI's (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) list of support groups
for patients and their caregivers. |
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Disability
Rights Education & Defense Fund
National
organization with an office in Berkeley, this website includes a
portion on the 504/IEP plans for parents seeking guidance on obtaining
proper accommodations for their child in the school setting. |
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Dream Catcher Weighted Blankets
Specializing in custom and pre-made weighted blankets and lap pads. |
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Dr. Robert Picker
Board
Certified in Psychiatry with a private practice in Walnut Creek,
CA. Site also contains extensive mental health links. |
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PsychEducation.org
Extensive mental health
information on specific topics, maintained by Jim Phelps, MD in
Oregon. |
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MIND
Institute Distinguished Lecture Series- Recorded
Numerous
videos that can be viewed online of speakers discussing various mental
health topics. Click on the speaker name to view the
topic
at hand, and click on Part 1 or 2 to watch the video clip.
(Note: RealPlayer is required to view the clips.) |
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Elder
Rage or, Take My Father… Please!,
by Jacqueline Marcell
A
memoir of an adult daughter's journey to care for her
physically
aggressive father with dementia. Also contains resources and
advice for caregiving an elderly parent. |
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Full
Catastrophe Living, by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Kabat-Zinn,
founder of the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of
Massachusetts Medical Center, is perhaps the best-known proponent of
using meditation to help patients deal with illness. This
book is
a terrific introduction to meditation and addresses any fears or
concerns that may have held you back from trying meditation beforehand. |
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Harvest House
An online natural food store that contains many products as well as a
reference library, news, recipes, and health tools. |
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Mind Over
Mood, by David Greenberger, Christine Padesky
This
hands-on workbook offers deceptively simple but powerful and
sophisticated strategies for coping with depressed and anxious moods
and interpersonal difficulties. |
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Straight
Talk About Psychiatric Medications, Timothy E.
Wilens
In
this popular resource, Dr. Wilens provides essential guidance for
parents facing tough choices about whether or not to give a child
medication for emotional or behavioral problems. Packed with frequently
asked questions, examples, and charts, the book explains which
medications are prescribed for kids and why; their effects on health,
emotions, and school performance; how to maximize the benefits; and
when to consider other treatments instead. |
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The
Feeling Good Handbook, by David D. Burns
Written
by one of the prime developers of cognitive therapy, teaching how to
remove the mental obstacles that hinder success--from test anxiety and
fear of public speaking to procrastination and self-doubt. |
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Wherever
You Go, There You Are, by Jon Kabat-Zinn
In his follow-up to Full Catastrophe Living,
Kabat-Zinn goes much more deeply into the practice of meditation for
its own sake. |
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Xenophon Therapeutic Riding Center
Located
in Orinda, CA, disabled people ride horses under the guidance
of a
trained instructor. This innovative therapy benefits the rider
physically and emotionally. Therapeutic riding is fun, empowering, and
healing for students and participants. |
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Internet Mental Health Resource
Descriptions
of all major mental illnesses and medications, discussion groups,
book/magazine resources, latest research, and interesting article
topics. |
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National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
The definitve organization for mental health advocacy. |
General - Child
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Kidsbehaviour
This British website is devoted to references on understanding
children's behavior problems. |
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Bed-Wetting
Solutions
The Cleveland Enuresis Institute provides a solution for bed-wetting
children and their families all over the world. |
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Encopresis Study Information for Clinicians
Directions on how to participate in a treatment study on pediatric
encopresis. |
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East
Contra Costa County Support Group
A
local online support group for parents of special needs kids.
You
must have a yahoo online account (free) in order to sign in
and access this group. |
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Troubled Children,
New York Times
We
here at Diablo Behavioral are constantly amazed and proud to be
associated with our parents that go above and beyond in their constant
quest to deal with their children. This article salutes their
perseverence and dedication to their children. |
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The Power
of Positive Parenting, by Glenn I. Latham
Excellent parent reviews of this book. |
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The
Mozart Effect, by Don Campbell
Shows
how music can enhance the life of a developing child...includes music
and movement exercises to help stimulate children's minds, music
"recipes" for promoting mental organization and methods for reducing
stress. |
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Communication-Based
Intervention for Problem Behavior, by Edward G..
Carr, PH.D., Len Levin, M.A. |
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1-2-3
Magic, by Thomas W. Phelan, PH.D.
The
gist of the plan is to enable parents to discipline children, ages 2 to
12, by instituting a system of counting and time-outs, delivered
straightforwardly and unemotionally. An excellent, workable,
and
supportive resource for parents and educators. |
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Skills
Training for Children with Behavior Disorders,
by Michael L. Bloomquist
This
clearly written book for parents and therapists is designed to enhance
developmental skills in children with behavior disorders and to improve
parent and family coping. |
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The
Explosive Child, by Ross W. Greene
A tremendous resource and a must-read for adults involved with easily
frustrated children who are hard to manage. |
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The Out
of Sync Child, by Carol Stock Kranowitz, Larry
B. Silver
Addresses
Sensory Integration Dysfunction, a very common but frequently
misdiagnosed condition that can manifest itself in excessively high or
low activity levels, problems with motor coordination, oversensitivity
or undersensitivity to sensations and movements, and other symptoms. |
General - Health
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WebMD
One of the more comprehensive, user-friendly websites devoted to health
concerns. |
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Body for
Life, by Bill Phillips
The
goal is for the reader to transform his or her body in 12 weeks, and in
the process learn that changing one's physique can help one make other
changes. A bestseller and highly acclaimed. |
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Mayo
Clinic on Healthy Weight , by Donald D,
Hensrud
Readers
will get the information that the esteemed Mayo Clinic
physicians
and dietitians give their patients about weight control. Every
point is explained simply and clearly, organized with frequent bold
headings for easy skimming, and illustrated with helpful charts. |
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The Diet
Cure by Julia Ross
The
gist of The Diet Cure plan is that food allergies, hormonal
irregularities, blood sugar swings, and thyroid dysfunction, among
other factors, cause biochemical imbalances that lead to food addiction
and weight gain, and that these problems can usually be lessened or
eradicated with the proper diet and supplements. |
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The New
Glucose Revolution, by Jeannie Brand-Miller,
Thomas Wolever, M.S., Kaye Foster-Powell, Stephen Colagiuri
Both
the definitive introduction to and an essential source of new
information about the Glycemic Index. Written by the
world’s leading
authorities on the subject, it shows how and why eating low-GI foods
has major health benefits for everybody. |
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The
Promise of Sleep, by William C. Dement
Sleep better, live longer with the groundbreaking information and
step-by-step program in this revolutionary book. |
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The Zone
Diet, by Barry Sears, Bill Lawren
With lists of good and bad carbohydrates, easy-to-follow food blocks
and delicious recipes, The Zone
provides all you need to begin your journey toward permanent fat loss,
great health and all-round peak performance. In balance, your body will
not only burn fat, but you'll fight heart disease, diabetes, PMS,
chronic fatigue, depression and cancer, as well as alleviate the
painful symptoms of diseases such as multiple sclerosis and HIV. |
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The
TOMATIS Method
Those
suffering from auditory processing problems, dyslexia, attention
deficit disorder, autism, and learning disorders can improve their
communication and social behavior by auditory stimulation, which can
eliminate or reduce the severity of the disorder. |
General - Women
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Harmony Women's Health
Featuring
Dr. Deborah Metzger, PhD, MD, FACOG, who is a local
specialist in treating pelvic pain and other complex
gynecologic
problems. |
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Woman: An
Intimate Geography, by Natalie Angier
With
clarity, insight, and sheer exuberance of language, Pulitzer
Prize-winner Natalie Angier lifts the veil of secrecy from that most
enigmatic of evolutionary masterpieces, the female body. Angier takes
readers on a mesmerizing tour of female anatomy and physiology that
explores everything from organs to orgasm, and delves into topics such
as exercise, menopause, and the mysterious properties of breast milk. |
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