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The following sources provide some of the best-presented information in their specific fields.      If you want more information about local treatment options, research opportunities, or would like to volunteer at the NYS Psychiatric Institute, contact us by telephone 212-543-5659 or e-mail. What is Mental Illness? (American Psychiatric Association Online)
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder  National Institute of Mental Health  Columbia Weill Cornell Psychiatry	Anxiety  Bipolar Disorder Child Psychiatric Disorders Depression Eating Disorders Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Schizophrenia Substance Abuse

Anxiety Anxiety and Depression  - Research and Treatment Studies at NYSPI & Columbia University American Psychiatric Association Anxiety Association of America National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - Anxiety Disorders Post Traumatic Stress Disorder     National Institute of Mental Health     Columbia Weill Cornell Psychiatry

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• Bipolar Disorder

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• Child Psychiatric Disorders
  
  Columbia University and NYS Psychiatric Institute Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  
  
  

• Depression

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• Eating Disorders

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• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

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• Schizophrenia

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• Substance Abuse  

The following organizations can provide help, information and support:

National Depression and Manic-Depressive Association(NDMDA). A national support and information-giving group for people with Depression and Manic-Depressive Illness and for their family members and friends. There are local meetings throughout the New York metropolitan area and across the country. For information, call NDMDA at (800) 82-NDMDA or you can reach them online at www.ndmda.org

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI). An international support and information-giving organization for people with psychiatric illness and their family members. For information about NAMI membership and availability of local meetings, call (800) 950-NAMI, or reach them online at www.nami.org

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Page last updated September 27, 2005