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Our NJ therapists have compiled some useful links to other websites on mental health, sexuality, and minority issues. If there is a relevant site you believe we should include, please let us know and we'll try to add it. We would love to exchange links with other relevant sites; just email us the information about your site, and link with http://www.ipgcounseling.com, or one of our banners. Click for:


››  Mental Health Links
››  Links for Sexuality and Sexual Minorities
››  Links to Our Friends

Popular Mental Health

Psych Central
Dr. Grohol's mental health site is possibly the oldest popular site of its kind on the web. It includes a directory of resources, detailed and accessible information about a wide range of psychological disorders, and lots of links.

www.mentalhealth.about.com
A resource directory that includes a glossary of psychological terms, information about psychological disorders and treatment, and mental health forums.

Mood Disorders

www.algy.com/anxiety
This site provides information, support, and resources for those with anxiety disorders

www.bipolarbrain.com
A creative and inspiring site written by a bipolar sufferer, it includes educational information and creative writings.

www.allaboutdepression.com
This site has lots of information about clinical depression, including its causes and treatments, and lots of links to clinicians, self-help books, and local resources.

Addictions

www.addictionrecoveryguide.com
A resource for those struggling with alcohol and drug addictions. It includes evaluations, links to 12-step and other programs, treatment locators, and holistic approaches to recovery.

Al-anon/Alateen
A resource for friends and family of alcoholics, based on the principles of 12-step programs.

www.somethingfishy.org
One of the most well known sites about eating disorders, it includes information about the causes and treatment of anorexia, bulimia, compulsive overeating, and other eating disorders. It has links to treatment centers, personal stories, and community support.

Wellness/Prevention

www.stressdoc.com
A popular site full of the idiosyncratic but interesting views of the Stressdoc himself - part psychology, part philosophy, and part social commentary. It includes a lot of information about stress and anger management.

Sites for Professionals in Mental Health

Medscape
A huge site full of medical information for professionals. It includes weekly news summaries for dozens of specialties; the psychiatry section has lots of mental health news.

www.medweb.emory.edu
An old and professionally-respected site, full of information and resources.

APA
This is the official site for the American Psychological Association; while some of the information is a bit technical, you will also find consumer-oriented mental health articles and a directory of psychologists by area.

Therapist Referrals: The following sites offer links to therapists; most are organized by region and specialty.

www.psychotherapistsearch.com

www.find-a-therapist.com

www.edreferral.com

www.mentalhealth.net

Lesbian and Gay Related:

www.gayhealth.com
Formerly a comprehensive information site, gayhealth.com now has a small but useful list of gay-oriented, health-related resource links.

www.njgaylife.com
A resource directory with a calendar of events and news for New Jersey.

www.gaycenter.org
The New York City gay and lesbian center's site, it includes a schedule of the center's events, NYC resources and links.

JCLGO
A vital voice in Jersey City committed to bringing the GLBT community together.

GLBT Central
All kinds of glbt info in one centralized location - terrific resource.

Bisexuality

BiNetUSA
BiNetUSA is a organization that lobbies for policy changes and education about bisexuality. Their expressed purpose is to eliminate "biphobia" and discrimination based on sexual orientation.

The Bisexual Resource Center
The Bisexual Resource Center is a non-profit educational organization devoted to educating the public about bisexuality and providing support network for individuals.

Transgender, BDSM, and Polyamory

transsexual.org
A well-written site with lots of information about transsexuality, including historical and biological perspectives.

www.genderpsychology.org
A site written by a transsexual developmental psychologist. It includes information, resources, personal experiences, and links.

WPATH (formerly hbigda.org)
The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (formerly Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association) - this is the official site for the Harry Benjamin guidelines for transitioning. They decide upon the standards of care and ethical guidelines for medical doctors and psychologists to adhere to when treating transgender patients who want to transition.

TES
The website for TES (The Eulenspiegel Society), one of the world's oldest and largest social and educational organizations for BDSM, located in New York. The site includes many links to other organizations and clubs.

www.sexuality.org/bdsm.html
This is a comprehensive site with lots of information and facts about BDSM.

Loving More (formerly lovemore.com)
This site includes information about polyamory, personal ads, chat rooms, and a links page organized by state.

www.lovethatworks.org
The site for the Institute for 21st Century Relationships, a professionally-run organization that sponsors conferences and a journal about "sexualove", another term for polyamory. It includes popular as well as scientific information.

Datehookup.com: Responsible Polyamory
This is actually a brief section about polyamory/open relationships from an online dating site that contains some very general information about polyamory, but it also has a pretty useful section of further resource links on the subject.

The National Coalition for Sexual Freedom (NCSF)
This is a national organization committed to altering the political, legal, and social environment in the United States in order to guarantee equal rights for consenting adults who practice forms of alternative sexual expression.

Sites for Professionals in Sexuality

AASECT
This is the site for the American Associations for Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, the biggest professional organization for "sexology" people in the U.S. There are also consumer articles here on topical issues of sexuality (e.g. about abstinence-only sex education, about intergenerational sex in the clergy, etc.).

SIECUS
The site for the largest sex education organization in the world, it designs, disseminates, and defends sex positive education. SIECUS, for example, helped put information about gay and lesbian lifestyles in school education curricula and currently lobbies strongly against "just say no" sex education strategies.

www.sexuality.org
This is a very progressive site that includes information about alternative sexual lifestyles. It is a bit more radical than aasect.org or siecus.org; you will find links to articles on polyamory and BDSM on the homepage, for example.

Therapist Referrals for Sexual Minorites

www.ncsfreedom.org/kap
Includes referrals to "kink-aware professionals", i.e. therapists comfortable with and knowledgeable about BDSM, fetishes, and so on.

www.polychromatic.com/pfp
This site has referrals to poly-friendly professionals.

Links To Our Friends

Michael Shernoff (1951-2008) was a very dear friend of IPG and a leading gay therapist in the New York City area with many important articles and books, many of which can be found on his website, which remains up as an online resource.