Mental Health

Sites that vets and/or their families might find helpful.  They are for Mental Health and only one is VA or military connected (The National Center for PTSD the last link on the list). 

1. Zoloft.com -has info on depression, PTSD (FIRST drug approved for long-term  treatment of PTSD), panic disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

2.  NCPTSD - National Center for PTSD - This website is designed to serve the diverse needs of a large array of interested audiences such as: veterans and other survivors of traumatic experiences, clinicians, researchers, journalists, family members, students, policymakers, lawyers, librarians, and others interested in understanding PTSD.  

3. Anxiety Disorders Association of America

4.  Anxiety and Depression Resource Organization since 1984 - Freedom From Fear

5.   International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies

6.   The National Mental Health Association - Leading the Way for America's Mental Health

7.  PTSD - FACTS FOR HEALTH -  A reliable and unbiased public service site about post traumatic stress disorder. The site provides up-to-date, factual information, a self-test, and a fully searchable database of clinicians who treat this disorder. The site also provides a free, on-line consulting medical education course for medical professionals.


8.   The Sidran Traumatic Stress Institute


9.   National DMDA - National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association


10.  AFSP  -  American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is dedicated to advancing  knowledge of suicide and ability to prevent it.


11.   Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation


12.    Coping.org - Tools for Coping with Life's Stressors

14.   Depression-screening.org    

15.   NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)  - The Nation's Voice on Mental Illness

16.   National Library Service for the Blind & Physically Handicapped  - Other useful web site