Chris Aiken, M.D. Psychiatry & Psychotherapy

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This site is for information only and is not intended as a substitution for psychiatric treatment.

General

National Institute of Mental Health: 86 downloadable educational brochures on varied topics, including “When Someone You Love Is Depressed”, “Learning Disorders”, “Suicide”, “Depression and Diabetes”, “Trauma”, etc.
Active Clinical Trials how to participate in research trials
Choosing a Psychiatrist
Mental health books for the public: reviews by the American Psychiatric Association

 

Support Groups

Forsyth County Mental Health Association: includes information on local support groups
Greensboro Mental Health Association: includes information on local support groups
Local Support Group Phone Numbers: (note: this was updated in 2000)
Winston-Salem Alcoholics Anonymous
Piedmont Area Narcotics Anonymous

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (includes educational meetings for relatives of people with mental illness)
National Mental Health Association
Professionals In Transition (for people with recent job loss)
Sex Addicts Anonymous

 

Medications

TogetherRx discount card for people without medication insurance
Index of Financial Assistance Programs for Medications
Index of Drugs
National Institute of Mental Health Site on Medications
American Psychiatric Association Medication Resources

 

Natural & Complimentary Therapies

National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine, a division of the National Institutes of Health
Fact Sheet on Saint John's Wort
FDA health alert on Kava Kava

 

Children and Medication

Can Antidepressants Cause Harm?
Children, Mental Illness and Medication (PDF), from the American Psychiatric Association

 

Special Topics

Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Issues (PDF)
All Kinds Of Minds (Learning Disorders)
Learning Disorders

 

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