Psychology and Therapy Reference Materials Library http://crextras.com/lib Mental Health Reference Materials Curated by the CounsellingResource.com Team Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:18:44 +0000 en hourly 1 Screening for Depression: Recommendations and Rationale http://crextras.com/lib/distress/mood-disorders/mood-background/uspstf/ http://crextras.com/lib/distress/mood-disorders/mood-background/uspstf/#comments Sun, 24 Apr 2011 11:46:21 +0000 CounsellingResource Research Staff http://crextras.com/lib/?p=898 This statement summarizes the current U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation on screening for depression, and updates the 1996 recommendation contained in the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, Second Edition1. For more on depression screening, see our main psychological tests and quizzes.

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]]> http://crextras.com/lib/therapy/types/glossary-mental-health/feed/ 0 Glossary on Children’s and Adolescents’ Mental Health http://crextras.com/lib/therapy/types/glossary-children/ http://crextras.com/lib/therapy/types/glossary-children/#comments Sun, 17 Apr 2011 18:51:33 +0000 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) http://crextras.com/lib/?p=877 This glossary covers terms commonly used in mental health in the context of children and adolescents; it draws primarily on US usage of these terms. Also see the broader general Mental Health Glossary.

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]]> http://crextras.com/lib/therapy/types/glossary-children/feed/ 0 Alternative Approaches to Mental Health Care http://crextras.com/lib/therapy/types/alternative/ http://crextras.com/lib/therapy/types/alternative/#comments Sun, 17 Apr 2011 18:46:00 +0000 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) http://crextras.com/lib/?p=876 Are you interested in alternative approaches to mental health care? This guide from the US National Mental Health Information Center may help to answer some of your questions and provides pointers to some additional resources.

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]]> http://crextras.com/lib/therapy/types/alternative/feed/ 0 Traditional Therapies http://crextras.com/lib/therapy/types/traditional/ http://crextras.com/lib/therapy/types/traditional/#comments Sun, 17 Apr 2011 18:41:58 +0000 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) http://crextras.com/lib/?p=875 For an independent view on 'traditional therapies', please see this guide from the National Mental Health Information Center.

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]]> http://crextras.com/lib/therapy/types/traditional/feed/ 0 Paying for Mental Health Services http://crextras.com/lib/therapy/aboutcouns/paying/ http://crextras.com/lib/therapy/aboutcouns/paying/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:09:07 +0000 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) http://counsellingresource.com/lib/articles/uncategorized/paying-for-mental-health-services/ Provided directly by the US government's National Mental Health Information Center, this guide is designed to answer your questions about paying for mental health services in the US context.

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]]> http://crextras.com/lib/therapy/aboutcouns/paying/feed/ 0 Health Insurance: Provision of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services http://crextras.com/lib/therapy/aboutcouns/insurance/ http://crextras.com/lib/therapy/aboutcouns/insurance/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:09:07 +0000 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) http://counsellingresource.com/lib/articles/uncategorized/health-insurance-provision-of-mental-health-and-substance-abuse-services/ Because it's provided directly by the US government's National Mental Health Information Center, if you're in the US, this guide may be just the thing to answer your questions about health insurance and the provision of mental health services and substance abuse services.

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]]> http://crextras.com/lib/therapy/aboutcouns/insurance/feed/ 0 Guide to Mental Treatment and Therapy, NMHIC http://crextras.com/lib/therapy/aboutcouns/consumer-treatment/ http://crextras.com/lib/therapy/aboutcouns/consumer-treatment/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:09:07 +0000 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) http://counsellingresource.com/lib/articles/uncategorized/mental-treatment-and-therapy-guide-national-mental-health-information-center/ Your questions about mental health treatment and therapy might be answered by this quick guide intended as a companion document for the “Guide to Mental Health Services: Decade of the Brain, NMHIC”.

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]]> http://crextras.com/lib/therapy/aboutcouns/consumer-treatment/feed/ 0 Guide to Mental Health Services: Decade of the Brain, NMHIC http://crextras.com/lib/therapy/aboutcouns/consumer-guide-services/ http://crextras.com/lib/therapy/aboutcouns/consumer-guide-services/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:09:07 +0000 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) http://counsellingresource.com/lib/articles/uncategorized/guide-to-mental-health-services-decade-of-the-brain-nih-national-mental-health-information-center/ If you have questions about mental health services, this consumer's guide from the US National Mental Health Information Center is designed to answer them. Also see: “Guide to Mental Treatment and Therapy, NMHIC”.

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]]> http://crextras.com/lib/therapy/aboutcouns/consumer-guide-services/feed/ 0 DHHS Self Help Guide to Recovering Your Mental Health http://crextras.com/lib/therapy/aboutcouns/self-help/recovery/ http://crextras.com/lib/therapy/aboutcouns/self-help/recovery/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:28:23 +0000 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) http://counsellingresource.com/lib/?p=796 Offering sound advice about recovering your mental health, this self help guide was prepared by Mary Ellen Copeland for the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

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